Faecal alarm: Canarian beaches blocked before high season!
Faecal alarm: Canarian beaches blocked before high season!
In the Canary Islands, a worrying water contamination ensures beach closures, which takes place shortly before the start of the high season for bathers. A particularly popular beach, El Puerttito on the Costa Adeje, was blocked due to water quality problems, in particular the determination of disease-made fecal bacteria. This reports OE24
The exact causes of the bacterial load are currently unknown. Experts point out that the beach is only released as soon as the water samples no longer show any questionable values. This Situation is particularly problematic because the tourist season begins soon and many holidaymakers are dependent on the beaches.
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The city administration of Puerto de la Cruz has ordered a temporary blocking because samples showed too high stress. The Directorate General for Public Health has given recommendations to secure water quality. In the meantime, the sub-beaches Playa Castillo and Playa Charcón remain open, while the other beach sections are made dependent on new water analyzes.
Driv of environmental impacts
The problem with water quality on the Canary Islands is not new. As reports Tenerife News , the pollution of the sea is a recurring challenge by unexplained sewage that is directed to the Atlantic. This not only leads to the closure of beaches, but also leads to high penalties from the European Union, which add up to millions of euros.
The residents as well as tourists are affected because the efforts to have an effective solution to these environmental problems have so far had little success. At a time when the beaches invite you to enjoy bathing, the concern for the health of the bathers is all the greater.
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