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summer safety tips for a better beach trip
5 Fixes for a Better Beach Trip
From dog poo management to safer ways to fend off the sun, better choices can protect not only you, but also the oceans we all depend on.
By Leah Zerbe
Topics: sun safety, summer safety, beach safety
Bypass sunscreens with certain ingredients; take a quick shower to wash off potentially deadly bacteria.
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4. Dehydration. It’s easy to forget about drinking water when you’re enjoying the beach, but dehydration will spoil the party in a hurry. |
What to do: Load up on water, but try to pack your own in stainless steel reusable water bottles in a cooler; this will help cut down on plastic consumption and save you money. Avoiding plastic packaging in general is a great favor you can do for your oceans, since many are contaminated with huge amounts of not only plastic trash, but also plastic pellets used in plastic production. Sea animals and shorebirds often mistake these pellets for food, which can be a lethal mistake.
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dehydration
It's probably brown sugar, not real sand!!!
dehydration
tell me the girl in the photo in the article regarding dehydration does not have "potentially deadly bacteria-laden" sand in her mouth and on her face???????????????????????!!!!
OCEAN
IN THE OLD DAYS WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO GO IN THE OCEAN WITH WOUNDS, AND I FEEL WE HEALED QUICKER, CLEANER AND WITH VERY LITTLE SCAR TISSUE TOO