海角破解版

By Angelica Morrison

Many are heading to the beach to escape the hot temperatures this summer, only to find the water is closed. Now, a group of researchers is trying out a new method that could deliver water testing results faster.

Camp counselor Matt Bartosz has been working with kids at Woodlawn Beach for most of the summer and, he says, the water is rarely open for swimming.

鈥淲e only went in the water once, because it鈥檚 always closed,鈥� he said.

The water is sometimes closed for swimming, because of elevated bacteria levels.

At Woodlawn, a method is used where results are provided daily.

鈥淎t this beach, and a few other beaches, they use another modeling tool, because there was a lot of rain last night, they also put in wind direction and things like that,鈥� said Cornell's Ruth Richardson. 鈥淢ost beaches around the country don鈥檛 have such a model.鈥�

For many beaches around the Great Lakes region, there鈥檚 a 24-hour turnaround period for water testing.

Richardson鈥檚 group is working to improve that. They were at Woodlawn taking water samples and trying out a new process for water testing.

The group is traveling around the state testing water. They'll be compiling their results and if everything looks promising, then they'll start the process of getting approval to use this approach.