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  Олимпийцам придется соревноваться в этом ужасном месте. Фото Local water bodies scare anyone.

New shocking pictures of dirty water in Rio de Janeiro caused more concerns among Olympic athletes, which I do not advise to dive. In Guanabara Bay will be competitions in triathlons, sailing and several events in swimming. It was there last week found the corpse surfaced and someone’s severed hand. According to research, the level of biological contamination in the Bay is 1.7 million times the threat to the United States and European values.

In just a few days before the opening of the Summer Olympic games the waters of Rio de Janeiro is as dirty as before, they swim in human sewage, and hazardous viruses and bacteria, as shown by the study, which lasted 16 months. In some places the layer of dust so thick that the water cannot be seen, and the disgusting waste, like the floating Islands, settle rats.

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Seriously ill risk not only about 1,400 athletes who will take part in competitions by water kinds of sports, but also tourists on the Golden beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana. Analyses of water bodies for Olympic and Paralympic competition in Rio de Janeiro showed a significant and dangerous levels of viruses due to environmental pollution. This caused serious concern to the sailing athletes, rowers and swimmers in open water.

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With such a concentration of dangerous substances and bacteria swimmers and athletes that the body will get only three teaspoons of this water will almost certainly infected with viruses that cause diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and respiratory system and can cause inflammation in the heart and in the brain, although the likelihood of ill will largely depend on individual characteristics, including level of immunity.

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Since the publication of the first results of tests in July last year, sportsmen took elaborate precautions to prevent disease that would disable them at the event. We are talking about prophylactic use of antibiotics, disinfection of oars and wearing plastic suits and gloves to avoid contact with water. But antibiotics do not affect viruses. According to the analyses, threat adenovirus was detected in around 90% of the test for 16 months.

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But how about 300-500 thousand tourists, which is expected to come to the Olympics? Tests for several world-famous beaches of Rio de Janeiro have shown that in addition to the persistently high level of viral infestation there is a high level of bacterial contamination, which abroad would have caused serious concern, and local standards of biological safety is also not consistent. So here is definitely better not to dive under the water.

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Danger awaits, even in the sand. The samples taken on the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, showed a high level of infection by viruses, especially dangerous for children. Dr. Fernando splits, a virologist and head of laboratory of molecular Microbiology at the University Feevale in Brazil, which is responsible for the testing of water, says the study showed significant improvements of the water conditions in Rio, despite promises to clean it for many decades.

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“Unfortunately, in all that time we saw only minor changes in the level of infection, but they fluctuate rather a result of climatic conditions than due to any measures taken to clean up this pollution,” says splits.

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The most contaminated sites — Laguna Rodrigo de Freitas, which will host the Olympic rowing competitions, as well as Marina da Gloria, the launch pad for competition sailing. In March 2015 samples taken in the lagoon, showed of 1.73 billion units of adenovirus in one liter of water. In June of this year, the contents of adenovirus were less, but still it is a shocking 248 units per liter. For comparison, in California, if a liter contains several thousand units of adenovirus, this is a reason to sound the alarm.

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Despite the project, which was aimed at the prevention of waste waters in the Marina da Gloria using rainwater, the water is still very dirty. First tests in March of 2015 showed more than 26 million units of adenovirus per liter, and in June of this year — more than 37 million units per liter.

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Local authorities, including the mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo PAES admitted inefficiency of the city’s efforts to clean water, calling it a “missed opportunity” and a “disgrace” Olympic officials still require that the reservoirs Rio was safe for athletes and tourists. The local organising Committee commented, although earlier it was stated that bacteriological tests conducted by the authorities of Rio, showed that the water bodies meet state standards. The problem is in different approaches to research to determine the safety of waters suitable for recreation and sports.

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Bacteriological tests measure the level of coliform, which usually do not cause disease by themselves, but are indicators of other, potentially dangerous sewage-borne pathogens, including other bacteria, viruses and single-celled organisms that cause cholera, dysentery, hepatitis a, typhoid and other serious diseases. Bacteriological examination is a global standard, because they are cheap and easy to conduct. But more and more experts agree that they are not ideal for all types of climate, because bacteria grow quickly in the tropics and salt water. Viruses can survive for weeks, months or even years, which means low levels of bacteria in the water in Rio may not correspond to potentially high levels of viral contamination.

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The problem of sewage, which continues in Rio de Janeiro for several centuries and inherited from the colonialists, in the last decade have increased, as the inflow of rural population into the city almost doubled in size since the 1970s. Even in wealthy areas, treatment of sewage hopelessly behind, and even in the popular Ipanema and Leblon beaches you can often see black “languages” stinking water with sewage. The lagoon in the fast-growing Barra da Tijuca so full of waste that discharged residents of the nearby towers of glass and metal, which at low tide from the water, showing a huge garbage island. In the lagoon system that surrounds the Olympic Park and Olympic village, happens all the time massive marine fish because of the pollution, and the water exudes a strong sulfur smell that watery eyes.

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Promises to clean the water system of Rio de Janeiro lasted for many decades, and several rulers have already established the exact date when water will be cleaned, and they are constantly pushed away. In the Olympic bid 2009 the authorities have promised that the Olympics will revive the wonderful waters of Rio. One of the most important contributions of the Olympic games had become a billion-dollar contribution to the program of water purification. But all this is only promises.

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A month before the games biologist Mario Moscatelli spent more than two hours, flying over Rio in a helicopter, as he did every month for the past 20 years. From the height of the problem in Rio is very clearly visible: the river, coal-black, lagoon around the Olympic Park in bloom fosforitsirujushchie green algae, which transcend the waste water, wooden boats of fishermen drowning in the thick mud in the Guanabara Bay, the surfers paddle away from the huge brown stains, which clearly contrasts with the turquoise of the surrounding waters. “It’s been decades, but I don’t see improvements,” says Moscatelli, activist, speaker for the cleaning of the waters of Rio. “Guanabara Bay has turned into a urinal… and unfortunately, Rio de Janeiro is a missed opportunity, maybe the last great opportunity to clean it”.

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On Saturday, the berth for athletes, walking under the sail fell in the dirty water. It will have to be repaired by August 8, because in a short time will leave a large number of teams. The international Olympic Committee promised that the pier will be repaired prior to sailing races, and now it employs 25 people.

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