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Post by bluemingidiot on Jul 11, 2023 0:53:03 GMT
Texas beaches were among the worst in the nation, with 90% of the 61 beaches tested at unsanitary levels.
As a region, the Gulf Coast tested the worst, with 84% of shoreline failing to meet clean standards — followed by the West Coast and then the Great Lakes.
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Post by mogal on Jul 11, 2023 12:55:34 GMT
Swimming areas at the Lake of the Ozarks are frequently closed due to fecal contamination at unhealthy levels--no wonder, it's surrounded by people and "it's" gotta go somewhere. Not surprised that the Gulf is the worst considering how much of the nation drains into it. I've read that Chesapeake Bay is also pretty bad since so many big cities are along the Susquehanna River that feeds the bay.
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Post by Woodpecker on Jul 11, 2023 13:52:41 GMT
We had heavy rain day before yesterday. Now everything looks so lush and green. It felt good not to have to water, because I've been watering the tomatoes in pots on the deck and all my house plants almost everyday. It takes a lot of energy and time. The grass is suffering.
I heard after the rain that our Sound and the Ocean here were clean and no problem to swim. But there has been 4 shark bites this year already. Lots of sharks this year!
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Post by mogal on Jul 12, 2023 12:12:48 GMT
Woodpecker, I would call sharks a form of water pollution since they will force people out of the water--grin.
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Post by bluemingidiot on Jul 12, 2023 21:04:59 GMT
Perhaps fecal contamination has a new food chain at which sharks are at the top?
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