Author:Labuschagne, Philip WDate:01 Sep 2010Supercritical Carbon-dioxide (CO2) is fast becoming an important commercial and industrial solvent of choice, largely due to its solvating efficiency and low environmental impact. In many instances, supercritical CO2 can replace the use of ...Read more
Author:Tazvinga, Henerica; Hove, TDate:31 Aug 2010A solar-based power supply system, such as a photovoltaic (PV)-diesel-battery system, is a particularly attractive option for decentralised power supply in southern Africa where solar radiation is ubiquitous in most countries. Such systems ...Read more
Author:Chakwizira, J; Nhemachena, CDate:01 Sep 2010This paper presents the rural community planning portal initiative – a collaborative project between the CSIR Built Environment and Walter Sisulu University, Centre of Rural Development together with development partners with interest in rural ...Read more
Author:Albers, P; Olwoch, J; Wright, CDate:01 Sep 2010A South African Pedestrian Environment Assessment Tool has been created and piloted as a first step towards a holistic approach to improve the pedestrian environmentRead more
Author:Thwala, Melusi; Musee, N; Wepener, V; Oberholster, Paul JDate:01 Sep 2010This study is according to current literature the first to investigate the toxicity effects of ENMs on higher aquatic plants. Such information is vital for aquatic ecosystem protection information from the relatively less understood ENMs. The ...Read more
Author:Wright, CY; Oosthuizen, MADate:01 Sep 2010Health surveillance is presently not an integrated part of air quality management in South Africa, although ambient air pollution standards are derived from epidemiological studies of personal exposure. A growing number of studies have shown ...Read more
Author:Maharajh, Dheepak M; Harilal, ADate:31 Aug 2010The continuous use of fossil fuels is environmentally harmful and unsustainable. Concerns about energy supply, environmental pollution and global warming have triggered the worldwide search for sources of environmentally friendly renewable ...Read more
Author:Duvenhage, B; Delport, JPDate:01 Sep 2010CSIR engineers are developing a 3D viewer library called Sentience3D. The goal is to aid users and developers of simulations in building the visualisation tools they need to achieve the required level of situation awareness in their virtual ...Read more
Author:Murambadoro, MDate:30 Aug 2010Food security research and policy have focused more on the rural poor where the incidence and depth of poverty is more pronounced. However the number of people living in urban areas is increasing and so is the number of the urban poor. Food ...Read more
Author:Matooane, M; John, J; Oosthuizen, RDate:30 Aug 2010This presentation does a vulnerability assessment regarding air pollution. It investigates the topic by providing a scope of the issue, discussing the approach that was used, assessing vulnerability and communicating outcomes, and looking at ...Read more
Author:Goldbach, ODate:01 Sep 2010Increased levels of seismicity are known to occur when water enters cracks in the Earth’s surface. This so-called “fluid-induced seismicity” is a phenomenon that has been observed in many non-mining settings (e.g. filling of dams and fluid ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, S; Prinsloo, FWDate:31 Aug 2010The goal of the South African Wind Energy Programme (SAWEP) is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by thermal power in the national inter-connected system. SAWEP has six main expected outcomes: increased public sector incremental ...Read more