LOS ANGELES – After testing more than 450 beaches in California, the Santa Monica-based organization Heal the Bay released its beach report card to the public concluding once again that Los Angeles County has among the worst beaches in the state. The grades ranging from A to F were based on water quality and bacterial pollution from May 29, 2006 through September 30, 2006. Excluding Long Beach and a number of beaches in the northern part of Los Angeles County, statewide water quality at California beaches this past summer was good, with 91 percent receiving A and B grades, according to Heal the Bay's website.
LOS ANGELES – If the fish you buy are caught locally, chances are they contain high levels of DDT, a pesticide that was banned in the United States 35 years ago. Fish caught in the area have the world's highest-known DDT concentrations, according to a recent federal study. That study showed that among the 1,200 fish caught from Ventura to Dana Point, white croaker caught from San Pedro and Palos Verdes Peninsula were the most contaminated.
LOS ANGELES – Antwan Hunter goes to the beach as often as he can, but this President's Day weekend he's staying out of the water. Los Angeles County health officials announced last week yet another series of beach closures due to raw sewage spilling into the ocean. The sewage flowed from Ballona Creek in Culver City affecting parts of Dockweiler and Venice Beaches as well as beaches in Malibu.
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DDT in fish
Sewage spills closes beaches