Their work has confirmed the lough’s hypertrophic status – the worst category of waterway nutrient pollution ... tested samples from mats of algae at Toome Lock, Rea’s Wood, Antrim Boathouse ...
The lake in particular has been besieged by nutrient pollution for decades, causing unprecedented blooms of blue-green algae. Also known as cyanobacteria, blue-green algae produce cyanotoxins, which ...
particularly in Windermere" and said the algae was down to "direct sewage which occasionally comes into the lake", septic tanks and nutrient pollution. Mr Staniek later pushed back on the claim ...
Wastewater contains nutrients that can overfeed algae, leading to harmful algal blooms and pollution issues in the ocean and other waterways. A new study by researchers at Penn State tracked how ...