The waters of Lonesome Lake, an alpine lake in the Wind River range, exceed the EPA’s safety threshold for fecal contamination by a staggering 384 times ...

Omaha Police Sgt. Matthew Manhart, who oversaw the department’s bomb response unit, had been accused of depositing his own fecal matter where a manager at the training center would find it ...

Marcel Lake has toxic algae, but the high levels of bacteria in Greenlake’s East Beach and Juanita Beach stem from fecal ...

Sampling detected levels of human waste at least 12 times above the legal limit during five of those months. Ammonia readings ...

Environmental regulators have launched an investigation into a heavily trafficked lake below the Cirque of the Towers in the ...

S ARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - On Thursday a Water Quality Advisory was issued for North Lido Key Beach after two tests determined the water does not meet the recreational criteria for Enterococcus bacteria ...

The dirtiest beaches in the country came in California, where three beaches all had potentially unsafe fecal matter levels on more than 90% of testing days. Those beaches were all around Imperial ...

Detection and monitoring of pathogens is a central aspect of maintaining public health. Rare and neglected zoonotic viruses have the potential to evolve and expand exponentially, leading to unforeseen ...

A stark 1,930 out of 3,187 beaches sampled across the nation in 2024 experienced at least one day on which indicators of fecal contamination exceeded federal safety levels, a new report has revealed.

(The Hill) — As Americans flock to the country’s coasts — and to the lakes and rivers in between — in the heat of summer, they may be doing so despite the presence of fecal matter. A stark 1,930 out ...

Passive incontinence – refers to the involuntary discharge of stool or gas without awareness; Urge incontinence – refers to the discharge of fecal matter in spite of active attempts to retain ...