… On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced the ocean water advisory placed on Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach had been lifted. The decision was made based on water testing and analysis conducted by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board on the ocean water and sand between the end of January and mid-March. Both areas were tested for metals, nutrients, polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are all chemicals that may be found in water runoff based on previous California wildfires, officials said. Results showed “no chemicals related to wildfires at levels that are dangerous to human health,” according to a news release.

Other coastal water quality news:

• KTLA (Los Angeles): Public Health lifts fire-related beach warnings​
• FOX 5/KUSI (San Diego): California algae blooms could be worsened due to Tijuana River pollution