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High Fecal Bacteria Closes Ocean County Beach: DEP High Fecal Bacteria Closes Ocean County Beach: DEP
High Fecal Bacteria Closes Ocean County Beach: DEP Seaside Heights' bay beach was closed Wednesday, July 19 due to high fecal bacteria levels, authorities said. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection banned swimming at the beach off Hancock Avenue in Seaside Heights Borough after water samples showed high levels of colony forming units of enterococci. The DEP retested the water at the beach on Wednesday and results were expected to be released Thursday afternoon, July 20. Enterococci is a type of bacteria that indicates possible contamination in bathing water that can include human or animal waste. Swimming in or …

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by Jon Craig
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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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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