![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/beachgoers-warned-to-stay-away-from-two-beaches-over-excess-faeces-warning/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5_Drone-view-of-the-Key-Biscayne-beach-with-white-sand-and-transparent-water.jpg&description=Officials of the Florida Department of Health on Thursday warned patrons not to swim in two Miami beaches after an excessive amount of faeces was found in the water, reports say Florida Health Department officials issued a swim advisory on Thursday, which told visitors not to swim in two Miami beaches as two consecutive water sample tests revealed an excessive amount of faeces, reports said. Health officials in Miami-Dade County said they conducted the two water sample tests on Monday and Tuesday at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne according to the Miami Herald . The Miami health officials said results for the North and South beaches were not sufficient as they were below the state and federal recreational water quality standards for enterococci—a bacteria that indicates the presence of faecal matter. The Health Department officials said that contact with the water on either beach could "pose an increased risk of illness, particularly for susceptible individuals, the Miami Herald reported. For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US To be considered safe for swimming, the water must not exceed 70 colony-forming units of enterococci per 100ml for a single sample, according to Floridahealth.gov. Florida Health officials didn't disclose precisely how many units of enterococci there were in the water. There was a swim advisory issued in April for the Northern beach at Crandon but was lifted a week later after the Health Miami Department reported satisfactory water samples. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that recreational water illnesses are typically caused when an individual has contact with, swallows or breaths in the mist of water contaminated with faeces, which is all commonplace at a beach or other recreational swimming facility. In the case of a public pool, faecal matter germs can be killed with chlorine, but killing 100% of them is tricky, the CDC says. Some germs, like the cryptosporidium parasite, w){kind=link}
Officials of the Florida Department of Health on Thursday warned patrons not to swim in two Miami beaches after an excessive amount of faeces was found in the water, reports say
Florida Health Department officials issued a swim advisory on Thursday, which told visitors not to swim in two Miami beaches as two consecutive water sample tests revealed an excessive amount of faeces, reports said.
Health officials in Miami-Dade County said they conducted the two water sample tests on Monday and Tuesday at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne according to the Miami Herald . The Miami health officials said results for the North and South beaches were not sufficient as they were below the state and federal recreational water quality standards for enterococci-a bacteria that indicates the presence of faecal matter.
The Health Department officials said that contact with the water on either beach could “pose an increased risk of illness, particularly for susceptible individuals, the Miami Herald reported.
For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US