Sacred springs of South Africa—pure waters or polluted? We found tiny bits of plastic in the samples we tested

PHYSorg
Sep 19, 2026, 5:00 pm121 ptsTrending
Across South Africa, natural springs are more than sources of freshwater. Some are places of healing, spiritual cleansing and rituals, where communities collect water and maintain longstanding cultural connections with the environment. For example, during cleansing rituals, people bathe in or collect spring…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

An EV Is Not The Same As A Conventional Car. Who Knew? 129

China’s Electric Aviation Advantage Is A Transport System, Not A Prototype 125

Global population dataset uses buildings to reveal people's daily movement patterns 125

Sacred springs of South Africa—pure waters or polluted? We found tiny bits of plastic in the samples we tested 120

Here’s all the dumb oil wars that electric cars have nothing to do with 118

Australia's vast Nullarbor Plain hides deep caves that can teach us about alien worlds 111

‘How did you come to be here?’ Study digs into origins of Zambian wildlife crime 107

Reconstructing the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 104

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.