How safe is it to have a swim in the sea?
19 Mar 2019
British researchers say that people who visit coastal waters and enjoy swimming are at greater risk than landlubber counterparts The researchers analyzed 120,000 people mostly in high income countries such as the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Ear and stomach complaints were the most common. And the most common source of contamination was sewage! Their advice: do not swim after a heavy rain when overflowing sewage treatment plants drain into beach waters.
