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Rio de Janeiro Water Issues for Summer 2016 Olympics

Guanabara Bay

Near Copacabana Beach

Will host the rowing, marathon swimming, and sailing competitions

Contains 84% of the city’s untreated sewage

Bacterial Fecal Coliform is 16 times higher than what is permitted by the Brazilian Government

Hazardous waste is 1.7 million times more hazardous than the beaches in the U.S.A. and Europe

The effect on Athletes

Scientists say athletes who ingest three tablespoons of the contaminated water have a 99 percent chance of being infected with viruses

Athletes have been hospitalized by just practicing in the water

The effect on Tourists

Showering water

Cooking water

Drinking water

Vegetation that gets watered

Any other way a person can come in contact with the contaminated water

Zika Virus

References

[1]	T. P. Fool, "Mike & Mike, Dirty Water, Rio, and What's in Your Glass?," 13 August 2015. [Online]. Available: http://blog.seattlepi.com/thepourfool/2015/08/13/mike-mike-dirty-water-rio-and-whats-in-your-glass/. [Accessed 26 February 2016].
[2]	D. Phillips, "Polluted waters could force Rio de Janeiro to move 2016 olympic sailing races," 15 May 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/polluted-bay-could-force-rio-to-move-2016-olympic-sailing-races/2015/05/15/c828bcb6-f362-11e4-bca5-21b51bbdf93e_story.html. [Accessed 3 February 2016].
[3]	B. B. a. J. Barchfield, "AP Investigation: Olympic Teams To Swim Boat In Rio's Filth," 30 July 2015. [Online]. Available: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d92f6af5121f49d982601a657d745e95/ap-investigation-rios-olympic-water-rife-sewage-virus. [Accessed 3 February 2016].
[4]	O. Balch, "Funding Problems Hit Plan to Clean Rio's Polluted Waterways Ahead of Olympics," 1 February 2016. [Online]. Available: http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/feb/01/funding-problems-hit-plan-clean-rios-polluted-waterways-olympics. [Accessed 26 February 2016].