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Beach closures and advisories approach record.(Newsroom)
The nation's beaches last year had a near record number of pollution-related closures and advisories, according to a recent report from the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The report, "Testing the Water: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches," relied on data from the Environmental Protection Agency. That data showed that 2002 saw 12,184 closures and advisories caused by pollution --the second highest number in the 13 years the NRDC has been issuing the report.
Though high, the number was down 9 percent from 2001. That was due mainly to drought in California and along the East Coast, which caused less run-off into beach areas than usual, the report stated.
Most beach pollution is due to sewage and run off. High bacteria levels caused by human or animal waste prompted 87 percent of the closures or advisories in 2002, according to the report.
While those numbers are cause for concern, in total only 25 percent of all beaches were affected by advisories or closures, said Kathy Milbourne, ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Beach closures and advisories approach record.(Newsroom)