PARIS — Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published Friday.
Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes.The report was published by monitoring group Eau de Paris one day after a senior International Olympic Committee executive said there were 'no reasons to doubt' races will go ahead as scheduled in a historic downtown stretch of the Seine near the Eiffel Tower.
The safety of the Seine water for the Olympics has been in doubt since some test events scheduled last August were canceled, also after unseasonal heavy rains.According to European standards, the safe limit for E. coli is 900 colony-forming units per 100 milliliters. The World Triathlon Federation uses the same criteria to determine sufficient water quality for competitions.During the first eight days of June, test results showed that E. coli levels frequently exceeded these thresholds.
Levels Of E. Coli Found In Paris' Seine River Less Than Months Before Olympics
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