11 Of The Dirtiest Beaches In The World

Foreshores Beach, Sydney, Australia It is located between Sydney Airport and Port Botany, Foreshores Beach has repeatedly been ranked very poor by the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage in its annual State of the Beaches report. The abysmal rating signifies that this estuarine beach is very susceptible to fecal pollution and microbial water quality may often be unsuitable for swimming. In 2014, Foreshores was briefly closed to the public when the water became mysteriously tinted orange. High in iron, the bright-colored plume was deemed non-toxic by the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority.