Contaminación de la aún hermosa Bahía de Guanabara, Bahía de Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro. Captions and Photo source: ©© Omar Uran
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With the Olympic Games just months away, Rio de Janeiro has a problem with rubbish. Hundreds of tonnes of unprocessed waste flow into the Guanabara Bay every year. Previous promises from Rio officials to regenerate Rio’s waterways through investment in sanitation have not delivered results…
Read Full Article, Guardian UK
Experts Warn of Health Risk on Rio de Janeiro Beaches, Latino Fx News (03-03-2015)
Rio’s Olympic Waters Blighted By Heavy Pollution, BBC News (01-19-2014)
Rio summit exposes Guanabara Bay’s Dire Pollution, AFP (Uploaded 06-13-2012)
Here’s How Much Plastic Ends Up In the World’s Oceans,The Time (02-13-2015)
Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in our oceans, it’s equivalent to five grocery bags filled with plastic for every foot of coastline…
Collecting plastic waste near coasts ‘is most effective clean-up method’, Guardian UK (01-19-2016)
The most efficient way to clean up ocean plastics and avoid harming ecosystems is to place plastic collectors near coasts, according to a new study…
