This 13M-Gallon Tank Is Key to Paris’s Olympics Infrastructure | WSJ
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Published 2024-04-01
WSJ went inside the project to understand if this $1.5 billion plan can really sanitize the Parisian waterway.
Chapters:
0:00 The Seine
0:29 The plan
2:38 Solutions and challenges
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All Comments (21)
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Just imagine how nice the likes of Paris, London, or New York would be if they cleaned up their rivers and people could swim in them.
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At 1:15 Antoine Guillou said "we're building two cathedrals in Paris at the moment", cause apparently whoever did the subtitles didn't understand
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Triathletes preparing for the Olympics this year watching this 👁️👄👁️
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Paris is doing some great things right now. Bike and public transportation infrastructure too
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It’s amazing that they’re actually doing something about it. Just so everyone knows, most cities are much worse than Paris. They’re trying to correct it
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I applaud them for making the effort to do the this with the momentum of the Olympic Games, and having the guts to crack down on the heavy polluters. A clean public river speaks volumes about the values of the people who live in the city. In like manner the folks in London have finally had the courage to clean up the Themes as well.
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Chicago did this but on an even bigger scale and it worked! This type of work will become more common as flooding increases with rising water levels.
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Come to Belgrade and test water from the Danube river. I'm pretty sure you will find a new species.
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What’s with all the spots on the concrete in that tank? I’m not a professional but that doesn’t look like the concrete was correctly applied or something is wrong that they need to patch it
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Paris' ambitious project to transform the Seine into a safe swimming venue for the Olympics and beyond is a monumental effort in urban environmental engineering. It's a reminder of the importance of sustainable city planning and the impact of infrastructure investments on public health and global events. 🌊
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Nice to see they're constructing a diving tank for the new free diving event
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Still not safe. It seems immoral to expect athletes to sicken themselves by swimming in this filth, Olympics or not.
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Now look at the Thames.
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Shocking
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Love how this video came out on april fools day
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The project is going swimmingly!
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This reminds me of the contaminated waters at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Wait are you telling me the US has stricter standards on something than the EU???? Holy moly
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Can you make a report on transportation in Paris for the Olympics?
