Before the long weekend on Independence Day, beaches all over the country closed consultations and issued due to excessive levels of harmful bacteria. The perpetrator is fecal waste, which is a common summer problem in both fresh water and ocean that can cause digestive disease and skin infections.
At least six states have released a closure or consulting of some beaches and lakes that have proven to be positive for the safe levels mentioned of stroke bacteria. In Massachusetts, nearly twenty The beaches have been closed Due to excessive bacteria levels. Four beaches In New York closed. Illinois released at least eight consultations in The past few weeks. Los Angeles Province had been launched Eight ocean water quality consultations As of Tuesday. Michigan closed Three beaches.
Bacteria that cause chaos of the Summer swimmers include E.Coli and Enterococcus – often bad bacteria are found in people and animals. Pollution can occur due to wastewater, compost, or surface flow of the storm. E.Coli is likely to be found in fresh water, while intestinal coccines can be formed in both marine water and freshwater.
Edward Dodley, director of the E Center, said. Kulay Al Marji at Pennsylvania State University, the water -used water bodies are routine and routine, as well as closure.
Antarberrett Gotla, a professor participating in the University of Florida, said that closing the beach most likely in the summer months, when the surface temperatures are high and bacteria can grow more easily. However, a variety of factors – including human activity, temperature and water movement – can affect the growth of bacteria.
Gotla also said that the closure of the beach because of the fecal bacteria is very common.
In North Carolina, officials warned The algae blooms with blue bacteria in Lake NormanHe urged people to keep children and pets away from water that looks bright green, blue or sun. It differs from stroke bacteria, blue bacteria The most common cause of algae blossom In fresh water, such as lakes or rivers, according to the centers of control and prevention of diseases. Research indicates this Climate change may lead to algae flowers with blue bacteria Often.
Although the Environmental Protection Agency determines instructions on Safe levels of fecal bacteriaThe states can appoint their own Water quality and monitoring standards. Some, like IllinoisPublic beaches test every two weeks.
“I would like to say, the higher levels, the higher the risk,” Dodley said.
While stool waste can lead to many harmful diseases, experts are concerned about the last increasing levels of other harmful bacteria: Vibrio.
Vibrio is a deadly bacterium that has caused a similar closure on the beach in recent years. the Eating meat errors flourish in warmthCoastal water. Gotla, looking for Vibrio bacteria, has gradually witnessed the migration of Vibrio north through the United States. He said that the Vibrio test depends on each state as well as the limits of its focus.
“It is a rare pregnancy now with increasing trends in the entire country, but this is really anxious – what will be in coastal waters,” said Gotla about Vibrio.
V. Vulnificus the murderer is a rare type of bacteria, but infections have been growing in recent years as they follow the burning of the ocean water to the eastern coast of the United States
This article was originally published on NBCNEWS.com
