Author:Jappie, S; Botha, A-M; Oberholster, Paul JDate:Oct 2012In this study, specific pollutants and their particular sub-cellular effect on organisms were identified through the use of ecotoxigenomic tools.Read more
Author:Venter, SN; Kuhn, AL; Harris, JDate:1998The increased threat of faecal pollution in recent years and the high priority of protecting human health by the government led to the initiation of a national microbial monitoring programme for surface water in South Africa. According to the ...Read more
Author:Kfir, R; Franck, MDate:1995In this study the source of microbial pollution to a tidal pool was investigated. Both adjacent seawater which could contribute to possible faecal pollution and potential direct bather pollution were studied. The microbial quality of the ...Read more
Author:De Lange, Willem J; Mahumani, BK; Steyn, Maronel; Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Apr 2012This paper estimates costs associated with water pollution in the Olifants River Water Management Area (WMA) in South Africa, more specifically the Loskop Dam Water User Association. The authors focus on the impacts of salinisation on commercial ...Read more
Author:Roux, SP; Oelofse, Suzanna HH; De Lange, Willem JDate:Apr 2010Substantial quantities of water can be made available for use if the quality of return flows is of sufficient quality or treated to the desired quality. In 2006, in the order of 50% of urban and industrial drainage were returned for re-use ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Aug 2009CSIR researchers have been commissioned to investigate the costs associated with measures to control pollution at source and those required to treat the consequences associated with polluted water for four of the most important water quality ...Read more