Fecal Bacteria Has Reached Unsafe Levels On 33% Of Beaches In Maine

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Fecal Bacteria Has Reached Unsafe Levels On 33% Of Beaches In Maine

Most Mainers look forward to summer because it means the warm weather we’ve been working towards all winter. Beach trips are high on the list of fun activities, but we’ve recently been re-thinking that plan. If you’re been planning days at the beach for the rest of the summer you might want to stay on the shore? A recent report just revealed that the last few years have seen some pretty gross water conditions here.

It’s easy to see cautionary signs at the beach and decide to ignore them. You’ve already taken everything out of the car and made your way to the sand, after all! But, you might want to rethink that. In 2018, a report found that more than 39 Maine beaches showed unsafe levels of contamination.
environmentamerica.org
The report, which focused on fecal bacteria and other contamination found that these beaches had been contaminated for at least one day of the testing period.
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Of those Goose Rocks Beach was the worst offender with 14 days of contamination, the most of any beach in the state.
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In fact, the entire east coast of the country is seeing a surge in potentially dangerous bacteria………..more here

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