“As the ‘Summer of COVID’ beats on, ocean and bay beaches have never been more popular down the shore,” noted Environment New Jersey Research and Policy Center Director Doug O’Malley. However, water pollution can close beaches or put swimmers’ health at risk. As a new “Safe for Swimming” report from the organization notes, last year 73 of 222 New Jersey beaches tested were deemed potentially unsafe for at least one day.
The testing conducted at these more than 200 ocean and bay beaches indicates, as John Weber, MidAtlantic regional…
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