Pollution Closes Record Number of US Beaches in 2008 - Blue Living Ideas

Pollution Closes Record Number of US Beaches in 2008

Posted on Aug 03, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

The best way to escape the summer heat is to head to the beach; however, you may be putting your health at risk by swimming in polluted waters.  A record number of public beach closures prompted by water pollution occurred last year.  According to a Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) report of US beaches, “pollution caused the number of beach closings and advisories to hit their fourth-highest level in the 19-year history of the report.”  Faulty stormwater and sewage systems are largely to blame for the water pollution closing 20,000 beaches.
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