Main Findings

Animal illness was confirmed but no definitive cause could be found

Animal illness was confirmed but no definitive cause could be found

Unusual disease or environmental pollution were unlikely causes for the illness

Pollution levels from the Aughinish Alumina plant or the nearby ESB generating stations at Moneypoint and Tarbert were not high enough to cause animal or human illness

The risk of cancer or other illnesses was not higher on the 25 farms studied for the report

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No excess in childhood illnesses was confirmed over the study period

Chemical and mineral levels in soils and plants were within expected ranges and were not elevated

Water supplies did not contain high pollution levels

Early response by authorities essential in any similar event in the future