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Study Led by Queen’s University Belfast Reveals Significant Ecosystem Impact of Sand Mining on UK’s Largest Freshwater Lake

(IN BRIEF) A new study involving Newcastle University and led by Queen’s University Belfast has revealed that sand dredging is contributing to significant environmental degradation in Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland. Using high-resolution sonar … Read the full press release