Queen's University Belfast researchers found E.coli and Salmonella in parts of Lough Neagh
Researchers from Queen's University Belfast have found E.coli and Salmonella in blue-green algae in parts of Lough Neagh
More than 80% of the bacterial DNA tested from algal mats belonged to potentially hazardous microbes, including E.coli, salmonella and 11 others that can cause human illness. They found the samples to be “dominated” by bacteria associated with wildfowl or livestock faeces or human-effluent wastewater treatment.
“So-called ‘nature-based solutions’ such as planting vegetation and leaving buffer strips along waterways or creating drainage swales, willow plantations and reedbeds could dramatically reduce the environmental footprint of farming avoiding any conflict with the productivity and profitability of the agriculture sector.”He called for government to support a “just transition” for the agricultural sector, through agri-environment subsidies.
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