Two beaches located in the city of Acapulco topped the ranking of the dirtiest beaches in Mexico in 2019. According to a study, Playa Suave and Playa Hornos registered 191 and 183 enterococci per 100 ml, respectively, the highest concentration of this type of fecal bacteria during the Easter period. The city of Puerto Escondido was also found to have fecal contamination problems, particularly in the beaches of Puerto Angelito and Playa Principal, which ranked third and fourth in the list of dirtiest Mexican beaches during Easter 2019.
Beaches with the highest fecal contamination during the Easter period in Mexico in 2019
(based on Enterococci concentration per 100 milliliters of water)
Characteristic
Enterococci per 100ml of water
Playa Suave, Acapulco (Guerrero)
191
Playa Hornos, Acapulco (Guerrero)
183
Puerto Angelito, Puerto Escondido (Oaxaca)
167
Playa Principal, Puerto Escondido (Oaxaca)
158
Playa Antón Lizardo, Antón Lizardo (Veracruz)
157
Golfo de Santa Clara Machorro, San Luis Río Colorado (Sonora)
137
Golfo de Santa Clara Pueblo Palopo, San Luis Río Colorado (Sonora)
Water samples taken from 269 beaches across the country.
The marine water quality standards in Mexico allow a maximum Geometric Mean (GM) of 200 Most Probable Number (MPN) of enterococci per 100 milliliters.
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Oro Noticias. (April 16, 2019). Beaches with the highest fecal contamination during the Easter period in Mexico in 2019 (based on Enterococci concentration per 100 milliliters of water) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101846/dirtiest-beaches-easter-mexico/
Oro Noticias. "Beaches with the highest fecal contamination during the Easter period in Mexico in 2019 (based on Enterococci concentration per 100 milliliters of water)." Chart. April 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101846/dirtiest-beaches-easter-mexico/
Oro Noticias. (2019). Beaches with the highest fecal contamination during the Easter period in Mexico in 2019 (based on Enterococci concentration per 100 milliliters of water). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101846/dirtiest-beaches-easter-mexico/
Oro Noticias. "Beaches with The Highest Fecal Contamination during The Easter Period in Mexico in 2019 (Based on Enterococci Concentration per 100 Milliliters of Water)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101846/dirtiest-beaches-easter-mexico/
Oro Noticias, Beaches with the highest fecal contamination during the Easter period in Mexico in 2019 (based on Enterococci concentration per 100 milliliters of water) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101846/dirtiest-beaches-easter-mexico/ (last visited July 18, 2024)
Beaches with the highest fecal contamination during the Easter period in Mexico in 2019 (based on Enterococci concentration per 100 milliliters of water) [Graph], Oro Noticias, April 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101846/dirtiest-beaches-easter-mexico/
