Even with an Olympic event lined up, improving water quality is not that straightforward
Polluted waters affect human health and wildlife, generating big costs for our economies Polluted waters, particularly those contaminated by raw sewage, spread diseases and carry unpleasant odours. In 2019 alone, water pollution caused 1.4 million of premature deaths. But even with adequate wastewater treatment, as is the case in most OECD







