State of rivers toestand van riviere

摘要

The findings of the Water Research Commission (WRC) on water quality and food safety that were recently released are of great concern," said Agri SA president Johannes Móller recently. "The report confirms the organisation's suspicions that river water used for irrigation purposes does not in all instances meet the standards set by the World Health Organisation for food safety. Bacterial and viral pollution derived from untreated sewerage, in particular, poses a health risk for consumers of vegetables and deciduous fruit irrigated with polluted water.