Something like sap falling from overhanging trees and bushes might be the culprit. However, such items have always fallen into waters without much of an adverse effect. The increase of heat from the Sun might cause chemical-laden seeds to be converted to more toxic substances. Farmers have been spraying their stuff for a long time before such a form of water pollution had become evident.
Loch Neagh, Northern Iron
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M-J-G
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Thanks, I was more wondering what's the annual cap on application?
- Location
- Beragh, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Not obvious in the Nitrates Guidance booklet.
Limcrazy
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And who measures it?
Plenty of nitrates rules over here mostly uninforced.
Cab-over Pete
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- Location
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Chocks away
Out of interest, Bala lake also suffers from blue green … and that’s mainly surrounded by sheep and caravans
Happens most years
Blue-green algae warning for tourists at Llyn Tegid in Bala
The lake in Bala is the third to have blue-green algae found in it since May.
www.bbc.co.uk
Happens most years
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Unlikely here.
The main catchment areas for Lough Neagh are primarily livestock areas.
If anything I'd say the cultivated land within them has fallen since farms became less diverse.
Seeds of all sorts could remain submerged in water for evermore until there is an increase of temperature enough to cause germination. There has been a few years when a lack of cloud cover will have enable an increase of water temperature and the germination to occur.Out of interest, Bala lake also suffers from blue green … and that’s mainly surrounded by sheep and caravans
Blue-green algae warning for tourists at Llyn Tegid in Bala
The lake in Bala is the third to have blue-green algae found in it since May.www.bbc.co.uk
Happens most years
M-J-G
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It's pretty simple to calculated on what livestock you have along with how much fertiliser you buy.
That's what happens here anyway
It’s usually a blacky brown colour so the green makes a nice change
Limcrazy
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Then you find a guy with a mountain or arable land somewhere, do a paper land rent or export exercise and bobs your uncle.
Wishful Thinker
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- Location
- Northern Ireland
Tributaries have been continuously tested for years. Farmers in ballinderry catchment have been getting grants recently to help
M-J-G
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Paper land rent eh
I see the "Lough Neagh Partnership" have been calling on the politicians to take action.
Now far be it from me to be defending politicians, but maybe the Lough Neagh Partnership themselves need to be scrutinised a bit more closely and start answering a few questions themselves.
https://loughneaghpartnership.org/
"Managing and protecting Lough Neagh" is the headline.
Seems they've been doing a pretty poor job of it!
Now far be it from me to be defending politicians, but maybe the Lough Neagh Partnership themselves need to be scrutinised a bit more closely and start answering a few questions themselves.
https://loughneaghpartnership.org/
"Managing and protecting Lough Neagh" is the headline.
Seems they've been doing a pretty poor job of it!
- Location
- Scotland
Can yiu give me a few examples of woke studies thry have done?
It had been the Sun that increased water temperature, not the Partnership. The algae is now a global phenomena.
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Contrary to common perception, a few sunny weeks in Northern Ireland is not a unique event.
The River Maine drains into Lough Neagh. It's waters are exposed to the intense heat of the Sun over a long distance so the Lough will be receiving hot water day and night during sunny weather.