A molecular PCR test will be developed to distinguish between human and animal fecal pollution in the Salish Sea. The results are expected to reduce beach closures and shellfish contamination.
A group of B.C. scientists is moving to create an early warning system to pinpoint the source of human and animal fecal pollution — a poop contamination problem that regularly plagues the shellfish industry and local beachgoers.
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