New Jersey's 47 Beaches Endangered

New Jersey's 47 beaches may be shut down due to the high concentration of bacteria found in faeces floating in the water.

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Water samples taken from beaches on Monday, June 11, detected more than 104 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria Enterococci on 100 milliliters of water. This concentration exceeds the norm, so there is a threat of closing the beach until the concentration of bacteria decreases.

In the district of Atlantic, 16 beaches showed a high concentration: Dover, Michigan, Texas, Chelsea, Missouri, Illinois, Bartram, Albany, Kentucky, CLermont, Osborne, Gladstone, Dorset, Washington, Austin and New Haven Avenue.

In Cape May County, 12 beaches are also at issue with closure: Grant Street, Philadelphia, Queen Street North, Lavender Road, Orchid Road, Forget Me Not Road, and along Avenue on Philadelphia, Richmond, Montgomery, Bennett, Jefferson, Miami and Hollywood.

14 beaches in Monmouth County: Deal Casino, Broadway, Shelter Cove, Neptune Place, Brown Avenue South, the Beach Clubs at Ocean, Elberon and Village along the avenue at Hathaway, Phillips, Joline, South Bath, North Bath, Atlantic and York.

According to New Jersey State Department spokesperson Larry Chania, the higher numbers could be the result of rain on Sunday. He added that due to wastewater, the results may be above normal.

On Tuesday, water for the tests was taken from the side where there is no flow of storm water to ensure accurate results.

“Everything dissipates quickly in the ocean, but we want to make sure the water is clean,” Hajna added.

Contact with contaminated water can cause gastrointestinal problems such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain.

Contaminated water can cause symptoms such as sore throat, cough, runny nose and sneezing, eye irritation, earache, itching and skin rash.

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