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Advice: Blue Green Algae, Slipper Hill Reservoir, Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Starts: 7 July 2023 04:15 pm

Ends: 6 February 2024 02:30 pm inclusive

Type: Advice

Reason: Vegetation

Is the towpath closed? No

Location

Closest waterwayLeeds & Liverpool Canal
Starts atSlipper Hill Reservoir
Ends atSlipper Hill Reservoir

Description

WARNING - Blue Green Algae

HEALTH HAZARD

at: Slipper Hill Reservoir

A suspected bloom of blue-green algae has been found in this water.

Swallowing the water or algal scum can cause stomach upsets or more serious health effects.

Contact with the water or with algal scum can cause skin or eye problems.

It is a sensible precaution for you, your children and your animals to avoid contact with the scum and the water close to it.

Please note the location of the suspected algal bloom may change as a result of wind and water movement.

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