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Officials have said the algae is the result of a hot spell after heavy rain, but environmentalists said such blooms are largely due to sewage and agricultural pollutant run-off.
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"It's not clean, but two years ago it was much worse, you would see bags and things floating in. Now you're not seeing bags," she said.
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Canadian coach Dave Hughes said the water quality has improved a lot, but there are still spots where sailors track through what smell like sewage.
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disputes that Qingdao is more polluted than other courses around the world.
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"The water's not poison and it won't harm the athletes," he said.
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He said the stomach problems experienced by athletes following previous races in Qingdao could be caused by a variety of factors, such as not being used to Chinese food.
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The government has invested heavily to clean up Qingdao's water, he said, with new facilities moving sewage away from the coast and into the deep sea.
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"Now you can see the bottom of the marina, before I couldn't see it," Qu said.
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