webfact Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Brazil Olympics: Super-bacteria found in Rio sea waters(BBC) Researchers in Brazil have discovered a drug-resistant bacteria in the sea waters where sailing and windsurfing events will be held during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.The "super-bacteria" is usually found in hospital waste and produces an enzyme, KPC, resistant to antibiotics.Researchers found the bacteria in samples taken from Flamengo beach.Nearly 70% of sewage in Rio - a city of some 10 million people - is spilled raw into the waters of Guanabara Bay.The bacteria was found in samples taken from several locations along the Carioca river.One of the them was at the point where the river flows into the bay on Flamengo beach.Residents have been told to take extra care. Flamengo beach is frequently declared unfit for swimming, but many people disregard the official warnings.Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30490396-- BBC 2014-12-16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 well that's the s#!ts!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 So anyone capsizing is right in the brown stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater 7 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Not sure the ocean along Pattaya beaches any better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midas Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 It will give the athletes a chance to acclimatise to the much worse radiation poisoning they will encounter at the 2020 games in Tokyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzman Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Damn 3rd world countries polluting the worlds oceans for profits. Where is the UN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Sounds like a great place to have games. Let's hope they'll clean it up until the Olympics, it's probably not gonna happen, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Brazil, Russia, India, China. The hype is over. The crumble and rot gains more ground every day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil fluffy clouds Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Dumping sh*t in water ways, smart!!! Makes great fertilzer for the land... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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