Blue-green algae map shows extent of Lough Neagh problems
Sep 23, 2023 · Toxic blue-green algae has been found in waterways at more than 60 locations across Northern Ireland since May. A map pinpointing the locations has been published which shows the algae has...
Lough Neagh: Blue-green algae could pose serious health risks, …
Aug 6, 2024 · 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...
Lough Neagh: The year the UK's largest lake turned green
Jan 2, 2024 · In Lough Neagh, multiple factors led to blooms of blue-green algae at levels not seen for half a century. The algae are in fact bacteria, which can cause skin irritation and sickness in people...
Lough Neagh Blue-Green Algae - Northern Ireland Water
Blue-green algae is caused by the presence of high levels of nutrients in the Lough. Sunlight and increased temperatures can then trigger blooms. artificial fertilisers and slurry/manure derived from livestock that runs-off the land when it rains.
Lough Neagh: Blue-green algae at 'level not seen since the …
Jun 28, 2023 · Potentially harmful blue-green algae have appeared on Lough Neagh at a level not seen since the 1970s, monitoring scientists have said. Algal blooms can produce toxins and remove oxygen from...
Lough Neagh pollution: 80% chance of devastating outbreak …
2 days ago · In 2023, the lough – the largest lake in the UK and which provides 40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water – turned green as levels of noxious algae not seen since the 1970s choked aquatic ...
Everything we know about the blue-green algae 'killing' Lough Neagh
Sep 11, 2023 · Images from European Space Agency satellites show how toxic blue-green algae has taken over Lough Neagh. The catastrophe has been raging for months, with no end in sight as experts say...
Lough Neagh Algae Bloom Likely This Summer – Minister Warns
2 days ago · South Antrim MP Robin Swann and Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) Committee Chair Robbie Butler MLA have called for renewed focus on addressing the algae crisis in Lough Neagh, following confirmation from Environment Minister Andrew Muir MLA that there is an 80% chance of a blue-green algae bloom this summer.
Apr 22, 2024 · Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK, has been experiencing recurrent algal blooms, notably in the summer of 2023, restricting recreational and commercial usage of the lake. Concerns have...
Focus Needed on Lough Neagh Ahead of Summer - Swann & Butler
2 days ago · In response to a letter from Mr Swann, the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir MLA confirmed that recent indications suggest that a Blue-Green Algae Bloom at Lough Neagh should be expected. The Minister told Mr Swann: