Tag: Seine
Unsafe E. coli levels found in Seine River ahead of Olympics
FILE PHOTO: Athletes dive and swim in the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the first leg of the women’s triathlon test event for the Olympics Games in Paris, Aug. 17, 2023. Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled…
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No Plan B for Olympic events in murky Seine
GAMES VENUE A man runs on the Pont des Arts bridge over the Seine river, in Paris, on Feb. 21. The scenic but often polluted river will be the venue of open water swimming events during this year’s Olympic Games. —AFP PARIS—Organizers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris may be feeling a little…
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