Protecting Your Pets: The Dangers of Cyanobacteria-Contaminated Waters

2023-06-27 12:44:00

Animals drinking from these contaminated waters can die: never let your dog bathe and even less drink water that you suspect to be infected with cyanobacteria.

Are cyanobacteria dangerous for humans?

In man, the troubles linked to contact, ingestion or inhalation of these substances are of variable nature and intensity: skin irritations, headaches, nausea, acute gastroenteritis, even neurological damage. The Walloon Region specifies that “in terms of human health, the concentrations of toxins measured so far in Walloon water bodies are rarely worrying in the context of occasional swimming.”

Which region is included in the Lower Ourthe?

The Lower Ourthe waters in the province of Luxembourg: Marcourt, Rendeux, Hampteau, Hotton, Melreux, Fronville, Noiseux, Grande-Enneille (short foray into the province of Namur), Durbuy, Barvaux-sur-Ourthe and Bomal then, in the province from Liège: Sy, Hamoir, Fairon, Comblain-la-Tour, Comblain-au-Pont, Rivage, Chanxhe, Poulseur, Esneux, Hony, Méry, Tilff and Chênée.

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