Bodies of water where bathing is not recommended due to increased contamination



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Based on their data, the number of intestinal enterococcal colony-forming units per 100 ml of water was found to be 4.4 times higher than the allowed hygiene standard at Lake Mažoji Dailidė in Alytus city, and the number of units Colony-forming intestinal enterococci per 100 ml of water was 1.9 times greater in the Lėvens bath area.

Non-conforming contamination was also detected on June 9 and 12 in the bathing lake of Lake Rėkyva in the city of Šiauliai: the number of units forming intestinal enterococcal colonies per 100 ml of water was greater than allowed by the hygiene.

On those days, short-term contamination was detected in the Eibariškės pond bathing area of ​​Radviliškis district: the number of units that formed intestinal enterococcal colonies and intestinal rod colonies in 100 ml of water exceeded the values ​​specified in the standard of hygiene.

However, after several surveys on June 15 at the Rėkyva Lake and the Eibariškės Pond, the water quality met the requirements.

So far, no research results have been received from bathing areas in the Lazdijai, Utena, Ignalina and Širvintos districts.

The center also received water quality information from 95 recreational areas, all of which met the requirements.



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