Here's what to know about Seine River water quality during the Paris Olympics
With the Paris Games underway, officials are keeping a close eye on the water quality of the Seine River
By DEVNA BOSE
Published - Jul 30, 2024, 08:39 AM ET
Last Updated - Jul 30, 2024, 08:39 AM EDT
Swimming has been off-limits in the long-polluted Seine River in Paris for more than a century. So with Olympic swimming events on tap for the river, the city poured in $1.5 billion (1.4 billion euros) to try to clean it up.
With the Paris Games underway, officials are keeping a close eye on water quality. Athletes could feel health effects from swimming in a river with higher-than-accepted levels of E. coli or other bacteria.
Here are key things to know:
