Research Article
An Alternative Approach to Water Regulations for Public Health Protection at Bathing Beaches
Table 1
Number of states applying various beach monitoring techniques [
14].
| Regulatory practice | Number of states |
| Sampling location | | Ankle | 2 | Knee | 15 | Waist | 13 | Frequency of sampling based on | | Usage | 22 | Season | 28 | Location of sampling based on Usage or point source | 25 | States allowed to issue advisories | 30 | States allowed to issue closures | 17 | Presumptive rainfall standards | 17 | Predictive models used | 5 | Unique microbial indicators used | 2 | Chemical indicators used | 2 |
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