{"id":119855,"date":"2018-08-09T08:32:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T06:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/government-considering-ban-on-microbeads-after-gauteng-drinking-water-is-found-to-be-contaminated\/"},"modified":"2018-08-09T08:32:22","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T06:32:22","slug":"government-considering-ban-on-microbeads-after-gauteng-drinking-water-is-found-to-be-contaminated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/government-considering-ban-on-microbeads-after-gauteng-drinking-water-is-found-to-be-contaminated\/","title":{"rendered":"Government considering ban on microbeads after Gauteng drinking water is found to be contaminated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/08\/09\/Government_considering_ban_on_microbeads_after_Gauteng_drink\/\">Government considering ban on microbeads after Gauteng drinking water is found to be contaminated<\/a>: The Department of Environmental Affairs has set up a task team to examine the possibility phasing in a microbead ban after a study found microplastic pollution in tap water in Johannesburg and Tshwane. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/08\/09\/Government_considering_ban_on_microbeads_after_Gauteng_drink\/\">WN.com &#8211; 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