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- The danger is from a form of blue-green algae, cyanobacteria, which produces toxins powerful enough to kill cows. Swans, dogs and foxes have died. Populations of migratory birds that stop off at the lough are said to be much reduced.
www.economist.com/britain/2023/09/21/the-largest-freshwater-lake-in-the-british-isles-has-been-poisonedThe largest freshwater lake in the British Isles has been ...
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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 · Lough Neagh supplies 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water - but it's being plagued by algae.
Lough Neagh: Why has the UK's largest lake become green and toxic? Lough Neagh is not the only place in the world where blue-green algae has caused problems. Scientists working on the...
Oct 3, 2023 · The recent bloom was the result of settled weather, invasive species and water pollution mostly caused by agriculture. Excess fertiliser runs off fields into the water, taking...
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...
Oct 9, 2023 · Located about 20 miles west of Belfast, the lough has turned thick with toxic blue-green algae, resulting in the demise of both its own wildlife and people’s pets.
Oct 3, 2023 · Biggest fresh water lake in British Isles 'is dying'. Algae impeding search and rescue in Lough Neagh. Swimmers warned out of sea after toxic algae find. Live coverage of Lough Neagh from...
