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We are making headlines ! Discover a partial collection of Fluidion coverage by the international press and media. Our science, technology and open data approaches are being noticed !

Olympic events in the Seine is an audacious idea.

The comprehensive E.coli counts provided by the Fluidion ALERT instruments, which include bacteria bound to fecal particles, indicate significantly higher levels than the standard testing methods, which are blind to them. “They miss out,” [Dan Angelescu, Fluidion CEO] said of officials who are evaluating only part of the data. “They see the tip of the iceberg, and they don’t see the full image at all using the standard lab methods today.”

A Guide to Urban Swimming in Europe, Beyond the Seine

European cities like Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Paris are revitalizing their urban rivers for swimming, with Copenhagen leading in infrastructure, Amsterdam adapting to increasing demand, and Paris, supported by Fluidion's real-time water monitoring, working to ensure the Seine is swim-ready for the Olympics despite ongoing pollution challenges.

”According to our data, the water quality was not sufficient on any competition day“

Dan Angelescu, Fluidion founder and CEO, was interviewed by Der Spiegel regarding the past and current use of Fluidion technology by the City of Paris, at the current bathing sites but also during the Olympics, and focusing particularly on bacteria bound to fecal particles. SPIEGEL: How dangerous are these bound bacteria? Angelescu: "[...]We believe that the health risk posed by these particles is much higher than the corresponding health risk posed by free-floating bacteria."

Why is the Seine only 'kind of clean'?

BBC senior journalist Petra Zivic interviewed Dan Angelescu, Fluidion founder, about the complex teamwork and advanced testing instrumentation that enabled the company's 2024 Olympic Open Data Initiative, the world's only independent real-time water quality dataset for the Seine river during the 2024 Olympics.

Steve Backshall describes River Thames pollution as 'toxic'

On the BBC's Breakfast show this morning, wildlife presenter Steve Backshall presented water quality measurements obtained in the Thames River using Fluidion's ALERT One, the world's only handheld E.coli analyzer.

Findings of high Thames E.coli levels discovered, as new guidance issued to rowers

High levels of E.coli in the River Thames before the historic Gemini Boat Race have prompted safety guidelines for rowers, highlighting concerns about pollution and the urgent need for action.

Testing the water: How Paris is preparing the Seine for Olympics

We're in NBC News Today! Now at 100 days to the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, watch Keir Simmons recap the massive efforts to make the city's Seine River swimmable again for Olympic open water swim events.

The Seine is typically filthy. What to know before Olympic swimmers dive in

Our CEO, Dan Angelescu, expressed concerns about the safety of swimming in the Seine, citing recent high E. coli levels despite efforts to clean the river before the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Paris Olympian Swimmers Remain At Risk Of Infections

The Forbes article by infectious disease specialist Dr. Judy Stone is highlighting potential health risks athletes faced swimming in unsafe waters at the Olympics, which might explain several cases of disease following the Triathlon events. It emphasizes the overlooked threat of fecal particle-attached bacteria, as measured by the Fluidion ALERT comprehensive count, and concludes with a drastic call for regulatory change: "the World Triathlon Federation might want to consider changing its threshold to include comprehensive E. coli levels."

Forget Olympic athletes — will Parisians ever want to swim in the Seine?

Politico reports on the Fluidion findings using their advanced microbiological instruments it developed. - Current methods “are completely inadequate for actually measuring risk in a river like the Seine,” said Dan Angelescu, the CEO of Fluidion. [...] The standard procedure approved and used to comply with EU regulations does not factor in all of the attached bacteria. Fluidion carried out its own tests during the Olympics, and found that the results using this new scheme were “much, much higher” than the official tests.

Inside the Olympic effort to clean up the River Seine

Fluidion and our CEO Dan Angelescu are featured once more in NBC News, discussing the current water quality in the Seine river in Paris (based on measurements performed by Fluidion for the NBC), the trends, and the risks associated with pathogens present in the water.

Boat Race organisers warn rowers not to enter water after E coli discovery

The Guardian just reported on the new safety standards that are being implemented for The Boat Race, following the high level of bacterial #pollution measured by River Action UK using our #ALERTOne handheld E.coli analyzer!

Inside the Billion-Dollar Effort to Clean Up the World’s Most Romantic River

The Time cover feature highlights Paris's efforts in collaboration with Fluidion to clean up the Seine River in preparation for the 2024 Olympics, highlighting the challenges and progress made in improving water quality and accessibility for aquatic events.

For its 2024 Olympics, Paris wants the Seine river swimmable

Paris's goal of making the Seine River swimmable in time for the 2024 Olympics, highlighting the city's efforts to improve water quality and create a safe environment for recreational activities like swimming

VIDÉO - Se baigner dans la Seine : quelle est la qualité de l'eau à moins de 500 jours des JO ?

The TF1 report investigates water quality in the River Seine, exploring whether it's safe to swim in less than 500 days before the Paris 2024 Olympics, highlighting concerns and efforts to improve water conditions for the upcoming games.

Will the Seine be ready for Olympic swimming?

The Athletic interviewed Dan Angelescu on the factors affecting water quality in the Seine River approaching the Olympics. “So water quality has improved,” Angelescu said. “And that can be associated, on one hand, with the clement weather, dry weather. And, on the other hand, about a week before the date when we started seeing improvements, the Austerlitz capture basin, the rain and sewage capture tank, has been put in operation for the first time, and it filled for the first time. So it could be that we see a combined effect of this infrastructure being operational, and the weather."

Seine Swim Could Be Diverted at Paris Paralympic Triathlon

Triathlete discusses concerns about Seine River water quality ahead of the Paris Paralympic triathlon, with technology company Fluidion monitoring bacteria levels since April, as organizers consider contingency plans due to potential health risks for paratriathletes, particularly if water quality deteriorates.

Nage dans la Seine: "Une nouvelle science dit qu'il y a peut-être un problème"

At a press conference organized by Fluidion, CEO and founder Dan Angelescu made public the troubling facts that the company uncovered, indicating that important limitations existing in the current microbiological water quality standards result in major underestimation bias, rendering them inadequate for assessing risk in urban water affected by untreated sewage spills.

Dan Angelescu *03 Is Making the Seine Swimmable for the Paris Olympics

The Princeton Alumni Weekly has just published a profile article on our CEO, Dan Angelescu (Princeton University Physics PhD, Class of 2003), and on Fluidion's more general work on untangling complex water quality issues in the Paris area, and beyond.