Health of 12 Michoacán beaches is monitored: SSM – MonitorExpresso.com

Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán. – The Ministry of Health (SSM), through the State Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Coepris), started health surveillance on the 12 beaches of Michoacán, with the aim of verifying that the seawater is suitable for human recreation and that bathers go without risk to health, according to a statement. Prior to the Easter holiday season, personnel from the Lázaro Cárdenas Sanitary Jurisdiction will carry out random sampling of the water from the beaches of Nexpa, Maruata, Faro de Bucerias, Las Brisas, San Juan de Alima, Boca de Apiza, Playa Jardín, Playa Azul, Las Peñas, Chuquiapan, La Soledad and Caleta de Campos. exceeds the permissible limits for contaminants, which are less than 200 fecal enterococci per 100 milliliters of water. The sampling helps the local population and tourists who visit Michoacan beaches to be sure that they do not represent a risk of contracting skin diseases, conjunctivitis or gastrointestinal ailments, when ingesting seawater.

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