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CDC’s
Healthy Swimming web site is heavily focused on swimming in chlorinated
and disinfected swimming venues. Below you will find useful information
from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other groups that is focused on
natural bodies of water like oceans, lakes and rivers. Please remember
that the six “PLEAS” for prevention of recreational water
illnesses apply equally to swimming at the lake or the pool.
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State Beach
Bacterial Monitoring Program Information
This site posts recent beach monitoring information for coastal and Great
Lakes states. Visit this site to find out if selected beaches are open for
swimming based on recent bacterial testing results.
Beach
Watch
EPA’s homepage for their beach protection activities includes beach
reports, references, action plans, upcoming meetings, and frequently asked
questions.
Local
Beach Information
Check out whether your local beach is monitoring bacterial levels and,
if so, find the testing results for 1999 (these are the latest test results
available from EPA and are only for U.S. coastal/marine and Great Lakes
beaches).
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EPA
Brochure: “Before You Go to the Beach”
Since many factors affect the water quality at the beach, it is
important for you to know about the environmental conditions that
affect water quality. This brochure tells you what you need to know
about beach water pollution, the health risks associated with swimming
in polluted water, and who to contact if you think the water at
the beach is contaminated.
Adobe
Acrobat Reader (82 KB)
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