Friday, February 27, 2015

UK Drinking Water Could be Poisoned With Toxic Algae Linked to Alzheimer’s

The Telegraph

Blue-green algae is increasing in Britain's lakes and poses a serious threat to health, scientists have warned. Story here.

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1 comment:

John Fefchak said...

Lake Wpg ? Drinking water could be poisoned also.

There is no doubt that our waters in Lake Winnipeg (and other sources ) are poisoned with toxic algae that include cyanobacteria. Prof.Eva Pip ( U of Wpg.) sounded the alarm bells on this like matter a decade/ or more ago; she was ignored as an alarmist, being irresponsible and unprofessional.
She comments…quote "If we close our eyes, we can honestly swear we can't see any problem."unquote.

That's government for you.

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