With limited trash and sewage services in Rio de Janeiro, a sprawling metropolis of 6 million people, tons of garbage and raw waste flow daily from sludge-filled rivers into Guanabara Bay , where Olympic and Paralympic sailing events will be held. At low tide, mountains of household refuse, old sofas and even washing machines are seen.
An Associated Press analysis in November of more than a decade's worth of Rio state government tests on waterways across the city showed fecal coliform pollution levels far above those considered safe by Brazilian or U.S. law. (AP)
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