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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTwo Weeks Before Olympics, Tokyo's Outdoor Swimming Venue Stinks
(Bloomberg) In less than two weeks, Olympic swimmers will dive into Tokyo Bay to compete in the triathlon. For residents who live near the shore, thats an unappealing thought because, despite months of efforts to clean up the water, the bay stinks.
Known for its shoreline of gleaming skyscrapers and iconic Rainbow Bridge, the futuristic landscape was selected at the strong request of international sporting organizations, according to the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee. But in the run-up to the games, problems began to emerge.
In August 2019 a test for the swimming part of the Paratriathlon was canceled after E. coli bacteria was found in the water at more than twice the limit set by the International Triathlon Union, now called World Triathlon. As one athlete put it, the venue smelled like a toilet, the Asahi newspaper reported. Since then, the host city has taken drastic steps to try to repair its tarnished image.
It dumped 22,200 cubic meters of sand into the bay to create an environment for organisms that help clean the water. And its designed three-layer polyester screens to protect the Olympic swimming venues from E. coli. On top of that the city was already building huge storage tanks to capture flood runoff, so that it can be treated before reaching the sea. .............(more)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-13/two-weeks-before-tokyo-olympic-swimming-event-the-water-stinks?srnd=premium
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Two Weeks Before Olympics, Tokyo's Outdoor Swimming Venue Stinks (Original Post)
marmar
Jul 2021
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Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)1. Polyester screens to protect from E. coli?
Oy.
musette_sf
(10,204 posts)2. "I think it might be polluted"
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rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)3. Damn what's wrong with Japan.