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For decades, beaches across the country have seen days, weeks and months of closures because of elevated levels of fecal bacteria, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 One of those sites is the north side of Palma Sola Bay, which has high levels of fecal indicator bacteria 80-90% of weeks, according to Tyrna.—Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025 Despite a two-day warning of elevated fecal indicator bacteria last month at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, beachgoer Yaromyr Oryshkevych was not concerned.—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025 In North Carolina, five beaches were under advisories in late August because of elevated levels of fecal bacteria.—Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fecal
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