An evaluation of sanitary and environmental survey use to protect beaches in the Great Lakes basin

Beaches are important for recreational and economic purposes. Beach advisories represent significant potential for human health risks as well as adverse impacts on local economies. The International Joint Commission’s Health Professionals Advisory Board (HPAB) and the Great Lakes Beach Association (GLBA) collaborated to assess the binational extent, experience, and effects of Great Lakes Beach Sanitary Surveys (BSS) in the United States and …