Keir Simmons is chief international correspondent for NBC News, based in London.
PARIS — Meandering down the Seine River, the light breeze, gentle current and the sun’s glistening rays weren’t the only things the three kayakers were hoping to catch on a warm spring day — they were also on the hunt for garbage. By attaching nylon stockings to the side of their kayaks, they scooped up even the smallest fragments of plastic, as well as the everyday detritus of life in the French capital that washes to the river’s surface every time it rains.
A sample of water collected by the Pont Alexander III bridge, in the city’s center, showed e-coli levels two-and-a-half times the level considered safe for swimming. But that in itself isn’t necessarily a concern for the Games themselves, according to Dan Angelescu, the CEO of Fluidion, a tech company that develops water testing products.
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