Africa’s Largest fresh water lake is heavily polluted with high traces of three dangerous minerals, a new study examining the lake’s water quality and degradation has revealed
Lake Victoria has been heavily polluted with high traces of three dangerous minerals, a new study has revealed. The study conducted by esearchers from the Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas in the US and Makerere University has frightening revelations about te lake’s future
Partial findings of the study presented at an international research conference in the US recently indicate that the lake has been siginificantly degraded by pollution and encroachment
Water samples collected from three separate locations around the lake show it contains high levels of lead, arsenic, aluminum and phosphorous, which are not good for human life when consumed in certain quantities however could result into diseases like skin cancer , kidney failure and brain damage among others
