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High Fecal Bacteria Levels Put Three Jersey Shore Beaches Under Swimming Advisories High Fecal Bacteria Levels Put Three Jersey Shore Beaches Under Swimming Advisories
High Fecal Bacteria Levels Put Three Jersey Shore Beaches Under Swimming Advisories Three Jersey Shore beaches were placed under swimming advisories by the New Jersey  Department of Environmental Protection for high levels of fecal bacteria. The ocean beaches placed under swimming advisories on Tuesday, July 11 were: Albany Avenue beach in Atlantic City Philadelphia Avenue beach in Cape May Hollywood Avenue beach in Wildwood Crest In addition to the ocean beaches, six bay beaches in Cape May, Monmouth and Ocean counties and four river beaches in Ocean County also were placed under swimming advisories for high fecal bacteria levels. Click here for the complete list o…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Beach Reopens After Closed To High Levels Of Fecal Bacteria NJ Beach Reopens After Closed To High Levels Of Fecal Bacteria
NJ Beach Reopens After Closed To High Levels Of Fecal Bacteria A New Jersey beach has apparently been reopened after being closed to to high levels of fecal bacteria. There were no swimming advisories or closures as of Thursday evening for New Jersey beaches on the NJDEP website. A water sample at the Stockton Avenue beach in Long Beach Township showed elevated levels two days in a row, prompting the closure Wednesday. The NJDEP on Tuesday issued swimming advisories to five New Jersey beaches after tests showed high levels of  enterococci. Swimming advisories at the four other beaches were lifted. The sample taken at the Stockton Avenue beach o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Swimming Advisories Effected At 3 NJ Beaches Where High Bacteria Levels Found Swimming Advisories Effected At 3 NJ Beaches Where High Bacteria Levels Found
Swimming Advisories Effected At 3 NJ Beaches Where High Bacteria Levels Found A swimming advisory was issued Tuesday for three New Jersey beaches where elevated levels of meningitis-causing bacteria was found. Enterococci turned up in water samples from Trenton Avenue Ocean Beach in Lavallette, 5th Avenue Bay Beach in Seaside Park, and 16th Street Bay Beach in Surf City. The bacteria can cause urinary tract infections, bacterial endocarditis and more. Swimming advisories are effected when samples exceed 104 colony forming units (cfu) of enterococci. The water will be tested again and, if the second test exceeds the first limit, the beaches will be closed for swimmi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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ALL CLEAR: Jersey Shore Beaches Reopen After Fecal Bacteria Detected In Water ALL CLEAR: Jersey Shore Beaches Reopen After Fecal Bacteria Detected In Water
ALL Clear: Jersey Shore Beaches Reopen After Fecal Bacteria Detected In Water Water advisories at three Cape May County beaches were lifted after bacteria commonly found in human or animal waste was detected. Bennett Avenue in Wildwood City, Lavender Road in Wildwood Crest and  East 10th Avenue in North Wildwood reopened Wednesday, a day after high levels of enterococci showed up in water samples, state environmental officials said. Results earlier this week showed 120, 120 and 110, respectively, colony forming units (cfu) of the bacteria per 100 milliliters of water, the Department of Environmental Protection said. Enterococci can cause clinical infe…

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by Cecilia Levine