River in the Seine: water quality is still satisfactory in Paris after the Olympic Games

by time news

2024-08-16 23:05:48

Confirmed news. “One week after the end of the Olympic Games, the quality of the water of the Seine is there », indicated in a joint press release on Friday the region of Île-de-France, the city hall of Paris and the Games Organizing Committee (Cojo).

Five days after the end of the Games, the publication of weekly newspapers, which began in June, resumed from August 7 to 13. It was suspended at the beginning of the Olympics, with Cojo taking control of the communication of data in the context of events.

“Quality that complies with swimming standards in almost all places” was observed, show the organizing authorities, with samples protected in one of the four places monitored daily, on the Grenelle side, in you – the sun of Paris, because of the running of Marathon. for All.

“Awesome” weather.

We studied two bacteria: E. Coli whose presence changed below 500 CFU/100 ml and enterococci which were below 100 CFU/100 ml, except on August 7 and 8. “The water quality of the Seine has below the thresholds of the bathing guide on almost all sites every week. On the Olympic site, the water quality of the Seine is below the thresholds on 7/7 days,” summarizes the press release.

“This week is marked by good weather conditions”, specified the organizers, showing a “positive effect on water quality”. He also noted that the flow of the Seine remains “twice as high as that usually observed in summer” at around 300 m3/second.

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Last week, the NGO Surfrider Foundation asked the organizers of the Games to show “meaning” by publishing all the results of the analyzes of the water quality of the Seine. The latter have been instrumental in the development of triathlon and open water swimming events.

During the Paralympic Games, the men’s (September 1) and women’s (September 2) paratriathlon events take place partly on the Seine. A year ago, during the test event, the event was changed to a duathlon due to unsatisfactory water quality.

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