Students to display polluted water study in RDS exhibition

Tests carried out by two students which showed significant contamination of seawater at two popular West Cork beaches will go on display at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition from today.

Chemical tests carried out, as part of a project submitted for the RDS Dublin event, showed elevated nitrate levels in Courtmacsherry Bay and nearby Broadstrand beach.

“This could indicate contamination by agricultural runoff, fertiliser or household waste,” said the girls’ teacher at St Brogan’s College, Bandon.