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Scum on the water

Fioni · 2013-08-31 14:34:32

When walking along the coast from kellys bay to skerries I regularly see brown scum and bubbles on the water around the rocks. Is this sewage or other pollution or is it algae or something. The water looks pretty clean otherwise Anyone know what it is?

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31-08-2013 3:34pm

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Fioni

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When walking along the coast from kellys bay to skerries I regularly see brown scum and bubbles on the water around the rocks.

Is this sewage or other pollution or is it algae or something. The water looks pretty clean otherwise

Anyone know what it is?

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#2 01-09-2013 12:52pm
fergal.b

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More than likely it's algae bloom with the hot summer we had the warm water is producing quite a bit. http://www.marine.ie/home/aboutus/newsroom/news/AlgalBloomdetectedonEastcoastbeaches.htm

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#3 01-09-2013 3:41pm
Fioni

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That looks like it ok.
nice to know its nothing more unpleasant

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