#11 An Olympic Challenge

In this episode of Waterfall, Mike and Karen speak to Dan Angelescu, founder of Fluidion, about the cutting-edge technology being used to monitor water quality in Paris ahead of the Olympics.

They explore how real-time monitoring is helping track pollution levels in the River Seine, the challenges cities face with sewage and stormwater, and whether the river is truly safe for swimming. Dan also explains how new technology can detect bacteria more accurately than traditional lab methods and what that could mean for the future of water quality monitoring worldwide.

Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction 00:00:53 – What Fluidion does 00:02:16 – Why the Seine isn’t safe to swim 00:03:39 – Global water monitoring 00:04:49 – Real-time alerts and data 00:06:01 – Olympic clean-up efforts 00:08:23 – Hidden pollution sources 00:10:09 – New tech vs lab testing 00:12:01 – Rethinking water safety standards