Cape Town’s coastal waters are absorbing the medications and pesticides we use – and they could lead to drug-resistant bacteria and contaminated food, scientists have warned. | nickymccain
Emeritus Professor Leslie Petrik of the Department of Chemistry at the University of the Western Cape said that chemicals flowed from source to sea and then back to our food in a circular loop because of their overuse, abuse, or simply their high stability.
She added that population growth had not been matched by increased sanitation infrastructure. The ultimate result has been sewage spills and contamination of rivers and coastline with bacteria and numerous toxic chemicals. Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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