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Faecal pollution threat to SA's aquifers
Faecal pollution from human settlements is a big threat to groundwater reserves in South Africa, says the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry.
Ban on lead paint is in the pipeline
New laws to ban brain-damaging lead paint are in the pipeline at last, but the Health Department cannot say how soon it will be before paint and toy makers are brought to book for exposing the public to well-known harm and injury.
Earth's Health Is Deteriorating as Growing Human Demands for Food, Water Strain Ecosystems,
Growing populations and expanding economic activity have strained the planet's ecosystems over the past half century, a trend that threatens international efforts to combat poverty and disease, a U.N.-sponsored study of the Earth's health warned on Wednesday.
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