Many Texans head to the Gulf Coast to cool down in the dog days of summer but a new report from Environment Texas states that pathogens pose a risk at the majority of Texas beaches.
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Many Texans head to the Gulf Coast to cool down in the dog days of summer but a new report from environmental group,In 2022, the group tested 61 Texas beaches for fecal bacteria and found that 55 of those beaches had potentially unsafe levels of fecal indicator bacteria on at least one testing day, according to Environment Texas’ latest analysis of bacteria testing.
To assess beach safety, Environment Texas examined whether fecal indicator bacteria levels exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most protective “Beach Action Value.”” to determine a beach’s safety for swimming. The value is determined by the amount of E. coli in the water, combined with an estimated illness rate of 32 out of every 1,000 swimmers.
Six out of the top ten beaches with the highest percentage of potentially unsafe swimming days were found in Nueces County, in the Corpus Christi area.Potentially unsafe test days in 2022
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