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Rivers Monitoring Programme

Ireland has more than 73,000 km of river channels. If placed end-to-end, they could encircle the Earth almost twice. Three-quarters of these channels are very small streams that typically flow into larger rivers. The longest and largest river in Ireland is the Shannon. It runs for more than 360 km from its source to the sea and discharges on average more than 200,000 litres of water per second...
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Water Quality in 2016 – An Indicators Report by EPA

A new water indicators’ report for Ireland has recently been revealed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Water Quality in 2016 - An Indicators Report. A substantial number of our rivers, lakes and estuaries are not as healthy as they should be. While the aquatic environment is complex, a number of key insights can be taken from the indicators presented in this report. Some of these...
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Contribution of Algae to our healthiest waterways

When people think about algae in rivers, pollution and eutrophication normally spring to mind. Initiatives such as the EU’s Water Framework Directive can help us better understand the contribution of algae to our healthiest waterways. Algae are an important part of stream ecosystems, but we often only notice them when the natural balance is upset and they can proliferate. Take a tentative step i...
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