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CLOSED: No Swimming At NJ Beach Due To Fecal Bacteria CLOSED: No Swimming At NJ Beach Due To Fecal Bacteria
Closed: No Swimming At NJ Beach Due To Fecal Bacteria One of New Jersey's beaches were closed for swimming Friday after a second batch of water samples showed high levels of fecal bacteria. Swimming advisories were initially issued at 13 beaches, where enterococci levels exceeded 104 colony forming units (cfu) Monday. As of Friday, levels exceed 104 cfu at Beachwood Beach West river beach, Beachwood. On Wednesday, four other beaches were closed for the same reason. Those were: East Beach Station Avenue river beach, Pine Beach Hancock Avenue bay beach, Seaside Heights  Reese Avenue bay beach, Lavallette 25th Street bay beach, Barne…
13 NJ Beaches Under Swimming Advisory Due To Fecal Bacteria 13 NJ Beaches Under Swimming Advisory Due To Fecal Bacteria
13 NJ Beaches Under Swimming Advisory Due To Fecal Bacteria Swimming advisories were issued to 13 of New Jersey's beaches due to high levels of fecal bacteria. All of the beaches had levels that exceeded 104 colony forming units (cfu) of enterococci in the samples taken Monday, according to the state's Department of Environmental Protection. The beaches under advisories are: Beachwood Beach West, Beachwood East Beach Station Avenue beach, Pine Beach Hancock Avenue beach, Seaside Heights Maxson Avenue beach, Point Pleasant New Jersey Avenue, Long Beach Township  North Bath Avenue beach, Long Branch Village Beach Club beach, Loch Arbour Re…
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…