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Beaches in Atlantic, Cape May and Ocean counties were among at least 13 Jersey Shore waterfront locations under an advisory due to fecal contamination levels.
Water quality at 13 New Jersey beaches improved this week, prompting state officials to lift water quality advisories.
Samples taken at the beaches on Monday and released Tuesday tested at a higher than acceptable level for fecal bacteria. If Tuesday’s samples test high the water will be closed for swimming.
The beaches were found to have high levels of fecal coliform, typically found in animal feces.
More than half of U.S. beaches, including 14% of those in New Jersey, experienced at least one day when fecal contamination levels reached potentially unsafe levels in 2022, according to a report from Environment America, a Boston-based research and advocacy group. Swimming in contaminated water can lead to gastrointestinal illnesses, eye and ear infections and respiratory diseases.