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The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology has confirmed reports of blue-green algae blooms across several UK areas.
As Northern Ireland braces for high temperatures this bank holiday weekend, local dog-friendly directory Best Bark has teamed ...
Dog owners in Birmingham are urged to stay vigilant as toxic blue-green algae has been spotted at Edgbaston Reservoir, posing a threat to pets and possibly humans.
According to DAERA, five confirmed cases of the toxic substance have been made on Lower Lough Erne this year, with a further case also detected ...
The lake in Hillsborough Forest has become the latest waterway hit by toxic blue-green algae – with warning signs having been erected in recent days.
Blue-green algae returned to Lough Neagh in April after noxious blooms covered large swathes of the UK’s largest freshwater lake by surface area during the previous two summers and also affected ...
The introduction of water rates in Northern Ireland could be the key to addressing crumbling waste water infrastructure and the impact on waterways, it has been suggested. It comes as the Stormont ...
By Allan Preston September 04, 2024 at 6:00am BST TOXIC blue-green algae in Northern Ireland has been reported at least 168 times this year, across more than 30 different locations.
New pictures of Ireland's biggest freshwater lake have emerged showing just how far the toxic bacteria has spread across the water body that provides 40 per cent of Northern Ireland's drinking water.
A Stormont minister is set to propose Northern Ireland’s first environmental improvement plan. Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir made the announcement during a ...
Belfast, Northern Ireland – An algal bloom resurgence at Lough Neagh, the biggest freshwater body in the United Kingdom and Ireland, has renewed public debate about its ownership and management ...