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Beware: Beach water may be dangerous

Posted by Bob 06/24/2008 09:37 AM

Tags: Beach, environment, Illness, Summer, Bikini, Tanning

A beach study reports that the more time a beachgoer spends in the water or wet sand, the higher their risk is of acquiring gastrointestinal illness, said Jay M. Fleisher, associate professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern U. Beach sand may become contaminated by gull droppings and other sources of fecal-derived organisms that then diffuse into wet sand and water. (Helena Solo-Gabriele, professor of environmental engineering at the University of Miami, is conducting further research related to findings by Tonya Bonilla.)
(This photo features a University of Miami junior in Key Largo, FL)

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