Cape Town's sewage treatment isn't coping: Scientists are worried about what the city is telling the public

Monday, July 7, 2025 - 11:07 in Earth & Climate

Urban water bodies—rivers, lakes and oceans—are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds don't break down on their own. When they are released into the open environment, they build up in living tissues all along the food chain, bringing with them multiple health risks.

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