HW-8- Aroka only

For our project, we will be focusing on the wastewater issues in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro was chosen to host the summer 2016 Olympics. Making sure that the water is safe enough for human contact will affect the athletes not only while they compete, but also during their stay in the city. Guanabara Bay, where the water events will take place, contains 84% of the city’s untreated sewage. Tests done by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) showed that the hazardous waste in Guanabara Bay is 1.7 million times more hazardous than what is considered hazardous in California. The International Olympic Committee will use the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to determine if the Guanabara Bay will be safe enough to host the water events or if a new venue will have to be used. In order to fix this problem in time for the Olympics, the water quality standards set by the World Health Organization need to be enforced and more funding from the government is needed.