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Let the Olympics serve as warning for water quality

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Water pollution in the Seine and Thames rivers underscores the urgent need for unified and global action. As climate change intensifies, outdated infrastructure and reactive measures fall short. We must adopt proactive strategies, improve wastewater treatment, and implement nature-based solutions.

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Yang, H. Let the Olympics serve as warning for water quality. Nat Water 2, 912 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00324-4

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