Taking a Dip in Maryland and Delaware: What's in the Water at the Beach?

 

With her red bucket and long stick, you might not notice Cindy Serman this summer – until you hear her laugh.

Her laughter is infectious and she has a lot to be happy about. “I love it. It’s the best job ever,” she told us with a chuckle.

Her job is to clip little bottles to the end of an old broom handle and dip them into the waves at eight different locations along Maryland’s Atlantic Coast.

She’s been using the same broom handle for 26 years, collecting bacteria samples to see if what’s in the water could make you sick.

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