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Medical waste, Assateague Island

National Parks Traveler · 17h

Assateague Island National Seashore Reopens Beaches

Assateague Island National Seashore has reopened beaches that were closed earlier this week due to medical wastes and other garbage washing ashore.

Eastern Shore Post · 21h

Washed up medical waste closes Assateague beach

Hal Miller walked Assateague beach near the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in the wind and rain on Tuesday, Sept. 17, and saw the medical waste for himself. “Occasionally you’ll see a little man-made cylinder,

Malaysia Sun · 22h

Swimming banned in three U.S. states after medical waste washes up

Medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed ashore from the ocean in Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia, forcing officials to warn people to stay off the beaches

Ocean Access Restored at Some Assateague Island National Seashore Areas

The National Park Service has announced the reopening of ocean access on lifeguarded beaches within the Assateague Island ...

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Ocean City reopens for swimming, surfing after medical waste found in water

Maryland officials closed the island’s beaches last Sunday when about 50 used needles, feminine hygiene products and other ...

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Officials hope to restore ocean access cut off after medical waste washed up

State and federal officials hope to be able to reopen beaches up and down the Delmarva peninsula to swimming by this weekend, ...

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60 agencies working to contain medical waste affecting Maryland beaches as FEMA assesses disaster potential

Sixty state and federal agencies were working Monday to try to contain an onshore wash of medical waste, including hundreds ...

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Used hypodermic needles shut beaches in Md., Va. to swimmers

Maryland officials closed Assateague State Park to swimming or any other activities in the ocean. The Assateague Island ...

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