Authorities closed the Brown Avenue South beach in Spring Lake today after readings for bacteria found in human waste were above acceptable limits, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said on the page for its Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program.
Brown Avenue South was one of four beaches under swimming advisories for bacteria earlier in the week. The other three beaches were York Avenue in Spring Lake, and the Surf Avenue and Broadway beaches in Ocean Grove. The advisories for those three beaches were dropped today.
In the process described on the NJDEP's website, 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.
A beach can be closed if two consecutive samples test above accepted Enterococci levels and will remain closed until the levels of bacteria return to standard levels.
According to the NJDEP, bacteria can enter the ocean by way of stormwater run-off after heavy or prolonged rain.
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/
Brown Avenue South was one of four beaches under swimming advisories for bacteria earlier in the week. The other three beaches were York Avenue in Spring Lake, and the Surf Avenue and Broadway beaches in Ocean Grove. The advisories for those three beaches were dropped today.
In the process described on the NJDEP's website, 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.
A beach can be closed if two consecutive samples test above accepted Enterococci levels and will remain closed until the levels of bacteria return to standard levels.
According to the NJDEP, bacteria can enter the ocean by way of stormwater run-off after heavy or prolonged rain.
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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