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Thousands of New Year party revellers and holidaymakers on North Pier Beach in 2016. Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images

11 diciembre 2022

Durban coastline: sewage polluted beaches pose threat to holiday makers and the environment

Anja du Plessis, University of South Africa

Most beaches along Durban’s coastline have critical E. coli levels above acceptable safety levels and should be considered a public health hazard.

A boy sits on a bridge over a man-made channel in the First Nation of Shoal Lake 40, straddling the Manitoba/Ontario border, in June 2015. Until recently, a boil-water advisory had been in place in the community for more than 20 years despite its relative close proximity to Winnipeg. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

3 mayo 2021

Tip of the iceberg: The true state of drinking water advisories in First Nations

Kerry Black, University of Calgary

The federal government’s announcement that boil-water advisories on First Nations won’t end until 2023 at the earliest isn’t surprising. The true crisis is much greater than widely known.

Decomposing bodies can add bacteria to the soil. Shutterstock

5 marzo 2020

Graveyards can be a reservoir for antibiotic resistant bacteria

Akebe Luther King Abia, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Bacteria and other toxic biological waste arising from decomposing bodies can contaminate water sources, representing a public health concern.

If you drop your food, it’s less about time spent on the floor and more about the surfaces. Mai Lam/The Conversation NY-BD-CC

9 mayo 2018

Food safety: are the sniff test, the five-second rule and rare burgers safe?

Cathy Moir, CSIRO

The “sniff test” doesn’t work every time, and other food safety tips.

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