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The largest lake in the UK, Lough Neagh, once beautiful and clear, is now covered in blue and green algae blooms, a consequence of pollution from farm runoff, among other factors. According to the Belfast News Letter, a new project to identify pollutants in Lough Neagh will launch next month. Costing around £920,000, the project will use innovative DNA methods to identify pollution pathways, opting for these over more traditional approaches due to their ineffectiveness in fin

A recent report published by Natural Resources Wales has shed light on the impact pollution, climate change, and other factors, such as invasive species, are having on freshwater ecosystems in Wales. Titled 'State of Natural Resources Report 2025,' the report found that species such as salmon are continuing to decline, and that freshwater ecosystems have not improved in resilience since 2020. The study concludes that species such as Salmon may become extinct in some local riv