It comes as the Stormont Executive works to halt an environmental crisis at Lough Neagh where noxious blooms of blue-green algae have covered the surface of the water across the past two summers.
Regular testing is taking place to see when it may be safe again for people to enter the water. Lough Neagh is popular for water sports, including open-water swimming groups with some people ...
Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland, has been blighted by toxic blue-green algae since June. It supplies half of Belfast's drinking water and 40% of NI's overall supply.
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The News Letter on MSN'Polluted cesspool' Belfast Lough so bad sailors get sick from water sprayPollution in Belfast Lough is now so bad that people cruising in boats get violently sick from the spray, an MLA claims.
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The Cool Down on MSNCommunities suffer as UK's largest freshwater lake faces devastation from toxic algal bloom: 'Something must change'ITV News says agricultural runoff is "largely to blame" but also identifies wastewater treatment plants ... is only the ...
It contains over 3 and a half trillion litres of water! Lough Neagh is an important “reservoir” - which means it’s used as a water supply. Turn on a tap in hundreds of thousands of homes in ...
It comes as the Stormont Executive works to halt an environmental crisis at Lough Neagh where noxious blooms of blue-green algae have covered the surface of the water across the past two summers. The ...
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