With Americans making around 400 million visits to the beach each year, according to The United States Lifesaving Association, the issue could lead to an array of health problems. “While the data do not allow us to say whether beach pollution is worse now than in some prior years, there are several troubling trends that increase the likelihood of beach pollution.” Potential health issues “What we CAN say is that several factors all mean that this beach pollution is likely to continue and perhaps get worse unless bold action is taken to address it,” said Rumpler. John Rumpler, clean water program director at Environment America and leader of the report, voiced concern over the situation. Not far behind were beaches surrounding the Great Lakes, with 63 percent reporting fecal contamination at least once in 2022. On the West Coast, California, Oregon, and Washington had 70 percent of their beaches polluted at least once last year. Up to 84 percent of their beaches experienced at least one day in 2022 where the water was contaminated with fecal matter. The Southern states, namely Florida, Texas, and Louisiana, proved to be the worst offenders. The results indicate that fecal contamination is a persistent problem that is not seeing significant improvement. The unsettling statistic is comparable to the team’s findings from previous years – 53 percent in 2020 and 56 percent in 2019. The experts found that, in 2022, an astonishing 55 percent of tested US beaches contained waters deemed unsafe for swimming on at least one day.
This pollution could put millions of beachgoers at risk every year.Įnvironment America, a Colorado-based environmental advocacy organization, has released their annual “Safe for Swimming?” report.
coastlines, a recent report by Environment America states that over half of the country’s beaches contained alarming levels of fecal contamination last year.
In a stark revelation that highlights the polluted state of U.S.
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