After heavy rains for three days you can not swim in lakes. After heavy downpours in lakes, you can not swim for at least three days. All due to the fact that in the reservoirs the content of Escherichia coli significantly increases, which is dangerous.

This was told by the co-founder of the public association "Beach Patrol" Denis Pikalov. The expert noted that the causes of pollution of lakes are primarily geoclimatic, and in the first place - these are showers, to which lakes react.

After heavy downpours in the lakes, the content of Escherichia coli rises. For 72 hours you can not swim in these waters.. There appears organic,.

- said Pikalov According to him, E. coli lives in water at a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius. Therefore, when the water temperature is 22-23 degrees, the bacterium soon dies.

"It is clear that no one has died from the E. coli, but security measures are necessary," Pikalov stressed..

Source: News Yu.

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