Polluted point every 54km of coast – Legambiente

(ANSA) - Rome, August 12 - There is polluted seawater every 54km along the Italian coast, environmental watchdog Legambiente said Friday.
    Untreated sewage is to blame, it said.
    The findings are the result of an annual survey carried out by Legambiente's boat Goletta Verde between June and August along the coastline. Of 265 points surveyed on the basis of reports from local chapters of Legambiente or private citizens, 137 were found to be polluted or highly polluted, with levels over double the legal amount.
    The situation was most acute in Marche, Abruzzo and Calabria, as well as in Sicily and Campania.
    Sardinia, Puglia and Veneto, instead, had little pollution.
    The survey also showed that in 74% of cases no swimming signs are missing in forbidden waters.