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A pollution incident in the waters of the Arelonga beach in the parish of Chapella Redondeland forced the council to Bathing banned until daily testing returns to safe levels. At present, the reason for the excessive cyanobacteria value is not clear, although this is not the first time this has happened in this sandy area.
Signs posted at Redondela City Hall warn that if bath water is temporarily contaminated, Enterococcus or E. coli Do not enter water. This measure was taken because of the high levels of toxins in the water that could harm the health of bathers.Exposure to these bacteria can cause gastroenteritis or respiratory illness. In most cases, the water carries fecal residue.
Apart from this temporary incident, it must be remembered that Arelonga Beach is located in Water quality in most Galician sandbanks rated as ‘excellent’ The latest report from Xunta de Galicia categorizes this season’s bathing water. However, this was not always the case, as in the past regularly – until 2016 – Its levels were “insufficient” due to registered pollution.