Bacterial pollution which shut Portobello Beach to swimmers not caused by sewage
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Sewage has been discounted as causing the surge in bacteria on July 10, according to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa).
Sewage did not cause a surge in bacterial pollution at Portobello Beach which made it unsafe for swimming, according to tests.