The water in nine bathing areas did not meet the requirements of the hygiene standard.



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According to the Center’s data, the number of units that form intestinal enterococcal colonies higher than allowed in the hygiene standard was determined on June 16 in the bathing area of ​​Vilnius Žirmūnai beach, on June 18 in the bath from Lake Žaltytis of the municipality of Marijampolė and the bath of the pond of Marijampolė II, on June 19 in the bathing lake of Lake Sartai of the district, in the bathing waters of the Snaigynas and Baltajo lakes of the Lazdijai district.

On the coast, in the bathing areas of Smiltynė I and Smiltynė II beaches, on June 19, the number of colony-forming units was found to be greater than allowed by the hygiene standard.

“After a repeated investigation on June 30 in Snaigynas and Baltajas lakes, on June 23 in the bathing area of ​​Žirmūnai beach, Žaltytis lake and Marijampolė II pond, on June 26 on the beaches of Smiltynė I and Smiltynė II, the water quality met the requirements. No information has been received on whether pollution in the bathing areas of Vištytis and Sartai lakes has decreased, ”the report reads.

According to the center, there should be a recommendation not to bathe in these bathing areas during the contaminated period.

Information on the quality of bathing water should be published on municipal websites, and the latest research results on the quality of bathing water and a recommendation not to bathe or ban bathing in case of repeated contamination should be published. on billboards near beaches.

“The quality of the bath water is evaluated according to two microbiological parameters: intestinal enterococci and intestinal rods. In accordance with the requirements of the hygiene standard, intestinal enterococci should not contain more than 100 colony-forming units for every 100 ml of water, and intestinal sticks should not contain more than 1000/100 ml of water, “the report states. .

Bath water quality results for the second half of June were obtained from 117 bathing areas across the country. A total of 120 bathing areas were included in the monitoring list.

According to the center, information on the water quality of 105 recreational areas was also received. The number of intestinal enterococcal colony-forming units in the water on June 15 in the Nevėžis River near Pašiliai Gardens in the Kėdainiai District Municipality was higher than allowed in the hygiene standard.



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