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Toxic blooms of blue-green algae
- Toxic blooms of blue-green algae, which are a result of fertilizer run-off from farming, have made the water a major health hazard. Water quality is poor, and birds and fish are disappearing. This pollution can’t be ignored.
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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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Sep 23, 2023 · The largest freshwater lake in Ireland and Britain - the source of 40 per cent of Northern Ireland’s drinking water - is being contaminated by poisonous algae, endangering people, pets and ...
Lough Neagh is dying, so we held a wake. Hundreds of local people and over 20 campaign groups gathered on the shores and held a wake for Lough Neagh in September 2023. The stinking green water is a very upsetting and embarrassing environmental disaster. Local communities making their voices heard.
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?
Biggest fresh water lake in British Isles 'is dying' What does the future hold for Lough Neagh? Swimmers warned out of sea after toxic algae find
Aug 12, 2023 · Livelihoods - and even the viability of the lake itself - are at risk from the level of pollution in Lough Neagh, angling groups and politicians have warned. It comes after a number of...
Oct 24, 2023 · Last month, hundreds of people attended a ‘wake’ for Lough Neagh, Britain and Ireland’s largest freshwater lake. This marked a devastating cyanobacterial bloom of alarming magnitude, caused ...
