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The 'chocolate tube': Researchers testing polluted surfing beaches

Researchers from Monmouth University are studying water quality at popular surfing beaches along the Jersey Shore to document higher levels of harmful bacteria in the water after storms.

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Jun 9, 2019, 10:57 AM

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