‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting African waters: Lake Victoria, South Africa’s Vaal and Kenya’s Nairobi rivers are hotspots
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par Patrick Ssebugere, Senior lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Makerere University
Ashirafu Miiro, PhD candidate, Rhodes University
Nelson Odume, Associate professor, Rhodes University
Every week seems to bring a new report about where “forever chemicals” have been found: in soil, drinking water, our bodies and marine animals. Their proper scientific name is perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). But they’re more commonly called…
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lundi 2 décembre 2024
