Alarm as acid-water peril rises in Joburg
30 August 2015 - 02:01
Acid water leaking from old mines underneath Johannesburg is so polluted it is now impacting on tourist sites, including a hippo dam and a lion enclosure at a popular game reserve. In addition, some farmers along the contaminated Tweelopiespruit downstream from an acid mine water flashpoint say their borehole water is now too polluted to drink.
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