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14/06/2018
Major Fish Kill In Armagh
Over 1,000 fish have been killed by pollution in a river in Co Armagh.
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency were alerted to the River Callan on Tuesday, 12 June.
An investigator attended the scene and a small number of fish were confirmed dead and the river was running with black discolouration.
The inspector traced the discoloured pollutant and identified that the impact was coming from a specific tributary to the River Callan upstream of Armagh City.
Around 1,000 brown trout and 100 salmon have been found and the investigation is ongoing.
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The Northern Ireland Environment Agency were alerted to the River Callan on Tuesday, 12 June.
An investigator attended the scene and a small number of fish were confirmed dead and the river was running with black discolouration.
The inspector traced the discoloured pollutant and identified that the impact was coming from a specific tributary to the River Callan upstream of Armagh City.
Around 1,000 brown trout and 100 salmon have been found and the investigation is ongoing.
(CD)
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