Santa Monica Pier is the most contaminated beach Los Angeles

Santa Monica Pier is the most contaminated beach Los Angeles

According to the group protection of the environment Heal the Bay, two of the most polluted beaches in California located in Los Angeles. This Santa Monica Pier and Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey.

Today Heal the Bay in its report has summed up year and identified the 10 most-polluted California beaches bacteria. And what’s interesting! All 10 beaches are located in southern California. The above mentioned two beaches Los Angeles was included in the list under the numbers 6 and 9.

Despite the sad statistics, the performance of the year for beaches, BOS Angeles can be considered in some way successful, in comparison with the previous year. In 2016, the list also attended Redondo Pier, but this year he got A B and for all water quality parameters.

There are other positive news. 93% of beaches in Los Angeles received A in the hottest months of the year, from April to October. And here in orange County and Ventura County such pristine beaches as much as 95%.

The assessment took place on the basis of studying the level of fecal bacteria in the water that can cause a variety of gastrointestinal diseases.

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