Polusi Air
Tim Flinders University melaporkan adsorben sangkar nano yang menangkap PFAS rantai pendek dalam uji air
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Para peneliti di Flinders University menyatakan telah mengembangkan material adsorben yang mampu menghilangkan lebih dari 98% PFAS rantai pendek dan panjang—termasuk varian rantai pendek yang sulit ditangkap—dalam uji laboratorium aliran melalui air keran model. Pendekatan ini menanamkan sangkar molekuler berukuran nano ke dalam silika mesopori dan, dalam eksperimen yang dilaporkan, dapat diregenerasi serta tetap efektif setidaknya selama lima siklus penggunaan ulang.
A split sewer pipe in Pretoria East continues to discharge raw sewage into the Moreleta River, highlighting widespread infrastructure failures across Gauteng. Water quality tests show unsafe bacteria levels in most rivers and dams. Criminal cases against municipalities move slowly through the justice system.
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Failing sewerage systems, rapid urbanisation and industrial pollution are turning Gauteng’s rivers into an environmental and public health crisis. Major waterways like the Jukskei, Klip and Hennops carry untreated sewage and contaminants into larger systems such as the Vaal River. A recent report highlights unsafe levels of bacteria in many water sources across the province.