Swimming advisories have been issued for two beaches in Ocean Grove and two beaches in Spring Lake, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) said on the web site for its Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program.
The beaches are at Surf Avenue and Broadway in Ocean Grove, and at York Avenue and Brown Avenue South in Spring Lake.
Advisories are issued to warn the public of potentially unhealthy water conditions, the NJDEP said.
In the process described on the NJDEP's web site, water samples are analyzed for the presence of Enterococci bacteria found in animal and human waste. The state sanitary code requires that the concentration of Enterococci not exceed 104 colonies per 100 milliliters (ML) of sample. Advisories are issued when the concentration is greater than 104 Enterococci/100 ML. Additional samples will be taken until the count is below 104.
The affected beaches are open today but can be closed if two consecutive samples test above the accepted Enterococci level and will remain closed until the levels of bacteria return to standard levels.
Swimming in or contact with polluted water can cause a variety of gastrointestinal, respiratory, and flu-like symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, fever, and chills, the NJDEP said.
For more information, go online to www.njbeaches.org/closing_advisories/
The beaches are at Surf Avenue and Broadway in Ocean Grove, and at York Avenue and Brown Avenue South in Spring Lake.
Advisories are issued to warn the public of potentially unhealthy water conditions, the NJDEP said.
In the process described on the NJDEP's web site, water samples are analyzed for the presence of Enterococci bacteria found in animal and human waste. The state sanitary code requires that the concentration of Enterococci not exceed 104 colonies per 100 milliliters (ML) of sample. Advisories are issued when the concentration is greater than 104 Enterococci/100 ML. Additional samples will be taken until the count is below 104.
The affected beaches are open today but can be closed if two consecutive samples test above the accepted Enterococci level and will remain closed until the levels of bacteria return to standard levels.
Swimming in or contact with polluted water can cause a variety of gastrointestinal, respiratory, and flu-like symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, fever, and chills, the NJDEP said.
For more information, go online to www.njbeaches.org/closing_advisories/
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