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Brazil battle water pollution
As past Olympics hosts like Russia and China have learned, hosting the games comes with a plethora of potential problems. With the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro fast approaching, Brazil is now facing a number of pressing challenges — among them, the issue of contaminated water.
Water pollution has been plaguing Brazil for decades. Rio de Janeiro only treats a small percentage of its sewage, resulting in water teaming with sludge and discarded trash, according to the Guardian. As Fusion put it, these Olympics could be the “shittiest” ever — literally.
“Olympic athletes are almost certain to come into contact with disease-causing viruses that in some tests measured up to 1.7 million times the level of what would be considered hazardous on a Southern California beach,” the Associated Press reported.
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