Phosphates threaten algae bloom on lake

ALGAE bloom could reappear on one of the country’s most famous lakes this summer, given the right weather conditions.

Picturesque Lough Lein, in Killarney, County Kerry, has suffered pollution since the 1970s, but the last time it experienced a major bloom was in 1997.

However, senior environmental engineer with Kerry County Council Fergus Dillon has denied a recent report that phosphate levels were low this year: