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- Lough Neagh, the United Kingdom's largest freshwater lake, is suffering from devastating pollution due to blue-green algae. ITV News says agricultural runoff is "largely to blame" but also identifies wastewater treatment plants, septic tanks, and the changing climate as additional culprits.
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Sep 16, 2023 · Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland, is being poisoned by a toxic blue-green algae on an apocalyptic scale. It is killing fish, birds and dogs and there are serious ...
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Oct 4, 2023 · A blue-green algal bloom over the summer has caused havoc, not just in Lough Neagh but right up to Northern Ireland's north coast. But how did this happen?
Oct 4, 2023 · Previously a clear and serene lake, it is now covered in thick blue-green algae that are poisoning not only the lake but right up to Northern Ireland’s north coast. But how did this happen?
Sep 23, 2023 · The entire lough has been contaminated by the blooms of poisonous blue-green algae. It is dangerous to anyone or anything that enters the water – pet dogs and wild birds have died, and it...
Lough Neagh provides 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water. Along with invasive species in the form of water-clearing zebra mussels, and the weather effects of climate change, the perfect...
Oct 19, 2023 · Lough Neagh – a lake in Northern Ireland that is larger than the country of Malta – has been plagued by blue-green algae that can negatively impact humans, plants and animals. A group of environmentalists recently held a “wake” to protest the scale of the situation.
Nov 6, 2023 · The key culprits: two-thirds of the phosphate that ends up in the lough originates from slurry and other runoff from surrounding farmland, while 24 percent comes from human sewage discharged into...
