Anxiety is rising in Rio de Janeiro after more than a week of foul-smelling or tasting water coming from taps in dozens of neighborhoods.
RIO DE JANEIRO — There’s a creeping sense of alarm in Rio de Janeiro after more than a week of foul tasting and smelling tap water in dozens of neighborhoods. Rumors are flying, and residents are hoarding bottled water.of water that appears reddish or brownish. Several supermarkets visited by the Associated Press on Wednesday had run out of bottled water.
“I don’t know if it’s true, but we’re getting scared,” Bretas said after buying five liters of water.the peculiar water is due to geosmin, an organic compound that is innocuous, and that the water meets health ministry requirements. Even so, it said it will begin using powdered activated carbon at the start of treatment to curb geosmin.
Rio Gov. Wilson Witzel’s patience has worn thin; On Tuesday night he called for analysis of the water’s quality as well as of the utility’s management. “We feel abandoned,” da Silva said, adding that poorer folks like himself couldn’t afford to buy gallons of bottled water. “We feel powerless.” Geosmin is produced by different bacteria, including cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae. Its sharp, earthy flavor and pungent smell are more noticeable to some people than others. But the compound is not hazardous, said Celeste Journey, a water quality specialist with the United States Geological Survey in Columbia, South Carolina.
Waterways contaminated with cyanobacteria often are green or reddish, but such discoloration typically fades as water is treated for drinking, Journey said.
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