SOS – Save Our Seaside! The Microbiological Risks to Human Health of Raw Sewage in Our Coastal Waters

Jonathan A.G.  Cox

doi:10.1099/mic.0.001529

SOS – Save Our Seaside! The Microbiological Risks to Human Health of Raw Sewage in Our Coastal Waters

Jonathan A.G. Cox^*

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Abstract

Most of us enjoy a day at the beach, but we rarely consider that recreational use of our coastal waters could impact our health. This article explores the microbiological threats of sewage discharge to our fun in the sea and proposes a simple way to make sure it’s only sand that you and your family bring home from a visit to the seaside.

Original language	English
Article number	001529
Number of pages	3
Journal	Microbiology
Volume	171
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001529
Publication status	Published - 7 Feb 2025

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Copyright © 2025 The Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This article was made open access via a Publish and Read agreement between
the Microbiology Society and the corresponding author’s institution.

Keywords

Bacteria/isolation & purification
Bathing Beaches
Humans
Recreation
Seawater/microbiology
Sewage/microbiology
Water Microbiology

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SOS – Save Our Seaside! The Microbiological Risks to Human Health of Raw Sewage in Our Coastal Waters
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