Much of the morning today was spent on gathering samples for water and sludge testing.
The picture on the left is of the HDO of the Microbiological Department of the University of Johannesburg and two of his lucky students gathering samples. I say 'lucky' because I truly believe that they will be monitoring and documenting the most far reaching and sustainable water conservation project ever undertaken in South Africa!
Although we will need wait for the results of their analysis; some preliminary deductions that I have made from today's excursion are:
- That the lake is about 80% silted up (filled with rotting organic debris) that is highly toxic
- The pH (Alkalinity / Acidity of the water); the test sites indicated pH levels of 8.3 to 9, indicate that most the most problematic area is the amount of chemicals that are being released into the system
- Let's await the final results of the research and findings.
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