Olympic Athletes Complete in Sewage

[Ombud]

Yuk!
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3720802/Rio-Olympics-pollution-problem-worsens-raw-sewage-pours-Guanabara-Bay.html

[Virgil Showlion]

A 'like' to anyone who can correctly identify this.

[Ombud]

I have no idea what sewage the severed arm is floating in. Looks like suds but I know that's wrong, assume human waste

[Virgil Showlion]

Aug 3, 2016 22:36:10 GMT -5 Ombud said:

I have no idea what sewage the severed arm is floating in. Looks like suds but I know that's wrong, assume human waste

Most likely.

I guess part of the Olympic Village already caught fire due to a gas leak. According to this article, the Brazilian officials are ready to swap venues for various events based on where sewage/garbage is floating on any given day.

On a positive note, I've never been more appreciative of our governments' commitment to treating sewage.

[Virgil Showlion]

According to Wiki, the suds are most likely some combination of fats, oils, and lighter-than-water industrial waste.

[thyme4change]

Aug 4, 2016 9:07:23 GMT -5 @anne81 said:

At least the athletes have a known date where they can leave. It's hard to imagine that so many people in the world live under such conditions.

No kidding.  I recall once seeing something where a guy moved from a (unnamed) third world country to somewhere in Europe (probably England.)  He said he couldn't get over the fact that there was so much clean water that people sh*t in it.  I guess a lifetime of struggling to get enough clean water to survive really gave him perspective.  It blows my mind how much whining people in this country do.  They have no idea.  

[Opti]

It does show the pluses of a decent functioning government. Air you can breathe, water you can swim in safely, and habitable places to live. Per my reading the air in Beijing was worse. I do hope more athletes drop out of those water sports venues, because it seems crazy to compete in those conditions. One water expert though said go early if you compete so you can build up immunity to the viruses in the water.

www.medicaldaily.com/rio-olympics-2016-water-pollution-presents-99-risk-infection-competing-athletes-345416

[Opti]

This should be interesting, but more manageable.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/rios-olympic-golf-course-overrun-with-capybaras-and-crocodiles-days-ahead-of-summer-games/ar-BBve7Ku?li=BBnb7Kz

[mroped]

For those of us that will remain unnamed: are you still wondering why the EPA exists and should continue to exist?