In the 1980's, French President Jacques Chirac vowed to clean up the Seine River. this has helped the Seine River immensely by:
- building a water purification plant
- introducing 20 years of vigorous water quality controls
- strict pollution regulations
- making effort to remove plastic
Since this initiative was introduced the water today is now as clean as it was 150 years ago! There are now 33 species of fish, Atlantic Salmon have returned and the Paris à la nage (traditional swimming race in the river) is now taking place after being cancelled for 60 years due to horrible water quality. However, the Seine River is still polluted with high levels of heavy metals, sediment, nutrients and bacteria, but the progress we have made is incredibly impressive. In my opinion, the Seine River is managing pollution much better than the Yellow River because there is proof of massive progress throughout these years. This is because pollution in the Seine River is highly recognised and due to the Seine being in the heart of Paris, the large tourist attraction is very looked upon to get cleaned and presentable.
- building a water purification plant
- introducing 20 years of vigorous water quality controls
- strict pollution regulations
- making effort to remove plastic
Since this initiative was introduced the water today is now as clean as it was 150 years ago! There are now 33 species of fish, Atlantic Salmon have returned and the Paris à la nage (traditional swimming race in the river) is now taking place after being cancelled for 60 years due to horrible water quality. However, the Seine River is still polluted with high levels of heavy metals, sediment, nutrients and bacteria, but the progress we have made is incredibly impressive. In my opinion, the Seine River is managing pollution much better than the Yellow River because there is proof of massive progress throughout these years. This is because pollution in the Seine River is highly recognised and due to the Seine being in the heart of Paris, the large tourist attraction is very looked upon to get cleaned and presentable.