Officials in five states have issued health advisories for dozens of beaches just days before thousands hit the road for the 4th of July holiday.
Texas leads the way with 15 beaches with either high or medium levels of bacteria; Louisiana has a dozen beaches under advisory, and Mississippi and Alabama have one apiece.
More than half of the Texas advisories are centered around Galveston, where the Galveston County Health District is assuring people that the advisories in the area are not related to the Vibrio bacteria, commonly referred to as the “flesh-eating bacteria,” which killed at least 10 people last year in Florida.
The Galveston beaches under advisory are not closed, the district says. An advisory is simply issued to inform the public of the elevated bacteria level so people can make an informed choice about swimming in the affected waters.
In Florida, officials have issued a “no swim” order for eight beaches along the Gulf Coast – Garnier’s Park, Poquito Park, Rocky Bayou State Park, East Pass, Clement E. Taylor Park, and Henderson Beach in Okaloosa County and Count Park (Miramar) Beach and Blue Mountain Beach in Walton County.
Half of the beaches tested by the Louisiana Department of Health Beach Monitoring Program in the past week are under advisory the LADOH says, ranging from sites at Grand Isle State Park in Jefferson Parish to beaches at Cypremort State Park and in Lake Charles.
In Alabama, the only area under advisory is the shore off Volanta Avenue in Fair Hope. Mississippi’s only beach under advisory is the Gulfport Harbour Beach in Gulfport.
No mention of Fukushima radiation.
I wouldn’t swim in ANY ocean these days.
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Health Advisories Issued for B!tches in 5 States Ahead of 4rth of July Weekend.
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