Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than half of U.S. beaches have fecal contaminated water that exceeds EPA standards. (Illustration: Oscar Duarte for Yahoo; ...

Is it safe? The water in many public pools is contaminated with E. coli, a study finds. Perhaps you've noticed a toddler's sagging swim diaper and wondered if it's really keeping the poop out of your ...

Paris city officials swear the Seine is safe for swimming, but that hasn't stopped athletes at the Paris Olympics from getting sick after taking a dip in the renown river. Despite the amount of ...

Everyone’s worst public pool fears are true, and just in time for summer. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study showing that 58 percent of public pool samples ...