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Loch's water restrictions lifted

Rowers at Strathclyde Country Park
The public were advised to avoid contact with the water

Restrictions placed on Strathclyde Loch following the discovery of an unusual algae bloom have been lifted after the water was declared safe.

North Lanarkshire Council suspended some watersports when traces of C.parva phytoplankton were found more than two weeks ago.

While C.parva is not thought to be dangerous, similar algae causes rashes in humans and ill health in pets.

NHS Lanarkshire had advised the public to avoid contact with the water.

John Turnbull, countryside and landscape manager at North Lanarkshire Council, said the decision to reopen the loch was made after tests on the water.

The problem was identified in May when a number of dead fish were found on the shores.

A Sepa spokeswoman said the algae could have been caused by the recent spell of warm weather.

She said the environment agency would be monitoring the situation closely, but the algae was expected to die off naturally.

"As these algae grow, they consume nutrients and die off when those nutrients have been used up," she said.



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