Most Polluted Beaches In the U.S.Identified

摘要

The water at American beaches was unsafe for swimming for a record number of days last year,according to the 17th annual beach water quality report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council(NRDC).Using data from the Environmental Protection Agency,the report,"Testing the Waters:A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches,"tallied more than 25,000 closing and health advisory days at ocean,bay and Great Lakes beaches in 2006.The number of no-swim days caused by stormwater more than doubled from the year before.