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Defining and delivering appropriate technology for sustainable access to safe drinking water in un- and under-serviced rural South Africa

Author: Maposa, Sibonginkosi ; Duncker, Louiza C ; Ngorima, EN Date: May 2012 This paper presents the experiences and lessons from the Accelerating Sustainable Water Services Delivery (ASWSD) initiative that is currently being implemented in South Africa. The initiative is being spearheaded by the Department of Science ... Read more
Development of a rapid and sensitive battery of bioassays for risk assessment of cyanobacterial microcystin-LR in drinking water of rural water treatment plants, South Africa

Author: Oberholster, Paul J ; Mthethwa, BLS ; Botha, AM Date: Sep 2009 Due to the lack of toxin standards and resource limitations for wide scale use of analytical methods for e.g. high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in cyanobacterial toxin monitoring, it ... Read more
Fate of Salmonella Typhimurium in laboratory-scale drinking water biofilms

Author: Schaefer, Lisa M ; Brözel, VS ; Venter, SN Date: Aug 2013 Investigations were carried out to evaluate and quantify colonization of laboratory-scale drinking water biofilms by a chromosomally green fluorescent protein (gfp)-tagged strain of Salmonella Typhimurium. Gfp encodes the green fluorescent ... Read more
Focus on the CSIR research in pollution waste: Safe drinking water from the sun

Author: Du Preez, M Date: Aug 2007 The Water for Health group at the CSIR represents South Africa in an international project to demonstrate solar disinfection (SODIS) of drinking water. This project is set to demonstrate that SODIS is an effective, appropriate and acceptable ... Read more
Proposed aesthetic/physical and inorganic drinking-water criteria for the Republic of South Africa

Author: Kempster, PL ; Smith, R Date: 1985 Using existing criteria from other countries, in conjunction with data on element toxicities and normal dietary intakes, drinking-water criteria for 56 aesthetic/physical and inorganic chemical determinants were proposed for South Africa. Read more
Recovery of drinking water and by-products from gold mine effluents via alkali-bariumcalcium processing

Author: Wilsenach, J ; De Beer, Morris ; Motaung, S ; Bologo, L ; Redebe, V ; Moalusi, M ; Maree, J Date: Nov 2008 Acid mine drainage results from active as well as decommissioned mines in the gold mining and coal mining fields. This water is highly acidic, containing sulphate, iron, aluminium, heavy metals and some radioactivity. When discharged into the ... Read more
Solar water disinfection (SODIS): A review from bench-top to roof-top

Author: McGuigan, KG ; Conroy, RM ; Mosler, H-J ; Du Preez, M ; Ubomba-Jaswa, Eunice ; Fernandez-Ibanez, P Date: Oct 2012 Solar water disinfection (SODIS) has been known for more than 30 years. The technique consists of placing water into transparent plastic or glass containers (normally 2 L PET beverage bottles) which are then exposed to the sun. Exposure times ... Read more
Studies on the prevalence of giardia cysts and cryptosporidium oocysts in South-African water

Author: Kfir, R ; Hilner, C ; Du Preez, M ; Bateman, B Date: 1995 The levels of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in 650 environmental water samples ere investigated. Cysts and oocysts were found in all types of water tested. The presence of Giardia cysts exceeded Cryptosporidium oocysts both in the ... Read more
Valuing the subsurface pathogen treatment barrier in water recycling via aquifers for drinking supplies

Author: Page, D ; Dillon, P ; Toze, S ; Bixio, D ; Genthe, Bettina ; Cisneros, BEJ ; Wintgens, T Date: Mar 2010 A quantitative microbial risk assessment C(QMRA) was performed at four managed aquifer recharge (MAR) sites (Australia, South Africa, Belgium, Mexico) where reclaimed wastewater and stormwater is recycled via aquifers for drinking water ... Read more

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