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No-one is to be prosecuted for one of the biggest fish kills in Northern Ireland in recent years, the BBC has learned.No-one is to be prosecuted for one of the biggest fish kills in Northern Ireland in recent years, the BBC has learned.
The pollution happened on the Sixmilewater River in County Antrim in July. It was blamed on the nearby Mallusk Industrial Estate.The pollution happened on the Sixmilewater River in County Antrim in July. It was blamed on the nearby Mallusk Industrial Estate.
Tens of thousands of fish were destroyed.Tens of thousands of fish were destroyed.
Despite intense efforts to trace the culprit, pollution officers said it had been impossible to pinpoint the source.Despite intense efforts to trace the culprit, pollution officers said it had been impossible to pinpoint the source.
There were two big fish kills during the summer on the river. The hope was that the polluter would be found and prosecuted, but despite all efforts to find the source, Northern Ireland Environment Agency pollution Mark Livingstone of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency said nothing more could be.
The first destroyed several thousand fish and the company suspected of being responsible is now being pursued. 'Resources'
The second killed tens of thousands of fish. It is generally accepted that it will take years for the river to recover.
The hope was that the polluter would be found and prosecuted, but despite all efforts to find the source, pollution officer Mark Livingstone said there was nothing more they could do.
"We left no stone unturned... spending money on expensive chemical analysis, biological intrusive surveys in the ground, an intensive use of investigators' time and resources to consider this incident, but unfortunately we just cannot find the polluter," he said."We left no stone unturned... spending money on expensive chemical analysis, biological intrusive surveys in the ground, an intensive use of investigators' time and resources to consider this incident, but unfortunately we just cannot find the polluter," he said.
Lisa Fagan of Friends of the Earth said the agency needs to be better resourced.
"They have already identified ten high-risk polluters in the Mallusk Industrial Estate, where there are all manner of acids, thinners, solvents, oils, insecticides, pesticides, toxins and poisons of every kind," she said.
"These poisons are not properly stored and this could happen again."