Ireland regularly reports having Europe's highest rates of the potent STEC strain
Ireland regularly reports the highest rates in Europe of STEC, a potent, toxin-producing bacteriaPrivate wells play a crucial role across rural Ireland in supplying domestic drinking water to about 800,000 people – about half our rural population.
An expanding body of scientific research links private well use to outbreaks of waterborne illnesses, with Ireland regularly reporting the highest rates of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli in Europe; up to 10 times theaverage notification rate in recent years. Indeed, Ireland has ranked worst in the EU for 10 out of the past 12 years.I’ve seen all sorts of kids’ coaches – the good, the bad and the downright he’s-lost-the-plotShow must go on in ‘great but very troubled’ Hollywood.
Despite these significant public health concerns, there is no regulation of water quality from private wells. Irish academics, including Paul Hynds ofand Jean O’Dwyer of UCC who surveyed thousands of well owners and tested their water, have provided a compelling body of evidence showing that government action is required.
Warmer temperatures, wetter winters, and more frequent extreme weather events create ideal conditions for groundwater contamination. Heavy rainfall, for instance, can lead to overland flows of pollutants, while flooding increases the risk of microbial pathogens infiltrating groundwater sources.
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