fecal

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The annual Beach Report Card examines the amount of fecal pollution measured along the West Coast from Baja California all the way up to the state of Washington.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Researchers test for fecal pollution because “even a single exposure can result in illness.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

These included polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which indicate the intensity of slash-and-burn fires; leaf waxes, which reflect vegetation and rainfall patterns; and fecal stanols, which help estimate population size.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

Scientists have detected dangerously high concentrations of bacteria from fecal matter, including E.coli.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The Tug, Dad said, had the highest level of fecal bacteria of any river in North America.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls