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- 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 can make people ill.
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Lough Neagh is not the only place in the world where blue-green algae has caused problems. Scientists working on the Great Lakes in North America have grappled with it for years.
- Lough Neagh: Blue-green algae could pose serious health risks ...
Blue-green algal blooms in Lough Neagh could have a profound...
- Lough Neagh: Blue-green algae could pose serious health risks ...
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?
Sep 23, 2023 · The water lapping against the shore of Lough Neagh is not a healthy blue, but a sickly green. A walk along the canal path at Toome, Co Antrim, reveals just how unwell the lake is.
Oct 4, 2023 · Environmentalists are worried that the pollution in Lough Neagh is killing the lake, with wildlife also suffering due to the algae blooms. A few weeks ago some held a "wake" to highlight...
Blue-green algal blooms in Lough Neagh could have a profound ecological impact and present potentially significant environmental and public health risks, researchers at Queen’s University...
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.
