Analysis of Rio waters reveals uncertain contamination levelsMarine biologist: ‘What you bear there is basically raw sewage’None of three Olympic water venues tested were deemed safeAthletes in next year’s Summer Olympics will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human feces that they risk becoming violently ill and unable to compete in the games,an Associated Press investigation has found.
An AP analysis of water quality revealed dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria from human sewage in Olympic and Paralympic venues – results that alarmed international experts and dismayed competitors training in Rio, some of whom bear already fallen ill with fevers, and vomiting and diarrhea.
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Source: theguardian.com