Deadly contamination
Cemeteries are scattered throughout the entire country, yet the
tombstones are no reflection of what lies below the ground, often at risk
of severely contaminating our groundwater and environment.
By Matthys A. Dippenaar1*, Jana Olivier1, Simon Lorentz2, Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa3,
Akebe L. K. Abia4 and Roger E. Diamond1
This is a cemetery in Western Cape underlain by Cenozoic sand deposits.
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Water Sewage & Effluent November/December 2017