fecal

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The annual Beach Report Card examines the amount of fecal pollution measured along the West Coast from Baja California all the way up to the state of Washington.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Researchers test for fecal pollution because “even a single exposure can result in illness.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

These included polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which indicate the intensity of slash-and-burn fires; leaf waxes, which reflect vegetation and rainfall patterns; and fecal stanols, which help estimate population size.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

The fecal disposal system, in a separate conduit, is working properly.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Moira was not lying, water was running over the floor, and several pieces of disintegrating fecal matter.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood