Bathing has been banned at the bathing area in Szczecin and two in Szczecinek due to the bloom of cyanobacteria. The sanitary inspection reported that the same decision was also taken at the bathing area in Stepnica and Czaplinek.
Following water tests published on August 6, the ban on bathing was maintained at bathing site No. 1 (city beach) on Lake Trzesiecko in Szczecinek, at the bathing site in Stepnica on the Szczecin Lagoon and at the bathing site on Lake Drawsko at Drahimska Street in Czaplinek. On Tuesday, the sanitary services reported that it was also forbidden to enter the water at bathing site No. 3 in Szczecinek “Mysia Wyspa” (Lake Trzesiecko) and at the bathing site Dąbie in Szczecin.
This is the fourth ban introduced this season at the municipal bathing area in Szczecin on Lake Dąbie. – The bathing area with all other attractions is available to residents free of charge – said Paulina Łątka from the City Information Center.
Cyanobacteria at the municipal swimming pool at Lake Dąbie in SzczecinPAP
The weather is favorable for cyanobacteria
Restrictions on the use of water attractions were introduced at the Dąbie bathing area already in June and twice at the end of July. The bathing ban was related to the detection of E.coli bacteria in the water, and most recently, to the bloom of cyanobacteria. – High temperature and calm weather are conducive to the bloom of cyanobacteria – Małgorzata Kapłan, spokeswoman for the Provincial Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Szczecin, told PAP.
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Toxins produced by cyanobacteria can pose a health risk. Bathing in such contaminated water or swallowing it can cause a rash, watery eyes, vomiting, diarrhea or fever. The quality of bathing areas in Poland can be monitored on an ongoing basis here. You must enter the name of the town, or you can view the data available on the map.
Restrictions on the use of the reservoir have been introducedPAP
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