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Antimicrobial resistance screening and profiles: A glimpse from the South African perspective

Author: Genthe, Bettina ; Ndlela, Luyanda L ; Madlala, Tebogo Date: Dec 2020 According to the Centre for Disease Dynamics Economics and Policy, South Africa represents a paradox of antibiotic management similar to other developing countries, with both overuse and underuse (resulting from lack of access) of antibiotics. ... Read more
Development of a rapid approach for the enumeration of Escherichia coli in riverbed sediment: case study, the Apies River, South Africa

Author: Abia, ALK ; Ubomba-Jaswa, Eunice ; Ssemakalu, CC ; Momba, MNB Date: Dec 2015 Purpose Research in the last few decades has increasingly demonstrated riverbed sediments as reservoirs of pathogenic bacteria, which could be released into water resources when sediments are resuspended. Current methods for enumerating these ... Read more
Environmental dissemination of selected antibiotics from hospital wastewater to the aquatic environment

Author: Ekwanzala, MD ; Lehutso, Raisibe F ; Kasonga, TK ; Dewar, JB ; Momba, MNB Date: Jul 2020 The environmental dissemination of selected antibiotics from hospital wastewater into municipal wastewater and lastly to a receiving water body was investigated. Selected antibiotics (azithromycin (AZM), ciprofloxacin (CIP), clindamycin (CDM), ... Read more
Impact of temporary desiccation on the mobility of nutrients and metals from sediments of Loskop Reservoir, Olifants River

Author: Dabrowski, J ; Baldwin, DS ; Dabrowski, James M ; Hill, Liesl ; Shadung, Justinus Date: Jan 2017 South Africa is prone to droughts and is heavily dependent on stored water resources. Few studies in South Africa have investigated the impact of drought on water quality when rainfall resumes and reservoir sediments are rewet. Other research ... Read more
Mercury concentrations at a historically mercury-contaminated site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Author: Williams, CR ; Leaner, LJ ; Somerset, VS ; Nel, JM Date: Feb 2011 A mercury (Hg) processing plant previously operating in KwaZulu-Natal Province (South Africa) discharged Hg waste into a nearby river system causing widespread contamination since the 1980s. Although the processing plant ceased operation in ... Read more
Riverbed sediments in the Apies River, South Africa: recommending the use of both Clostridium perfringens and Escherichia coli as indicators of faecal pollution

Author: Abia, ALK ; Ubomba-Jaswa, Eunice ; du Preez, M ; Momba, MNB Date: Dec 2015 Purpose Sediments have been shown to contribute to the microbial quality of the water column during resuspension and serve as reservoirs for potentially pathogenic organisms. Currently, definitive guidelines regarding microbial indicators ... Read more
Toxicity assessment of reference and natural freshwater sediments with the luminotox assay

Author: Dellamatrice, PM ; Monteiro, RTR ; Blaise, C ; Slabbert, JL ; Gagne, JL ; Alleau, S Date: Aug 2006 We (the authors) examined the possibility of adapting the LuminoTox, a recently-commercialised bioanalytical testing procedure initially developed for aqueous samples, to assess the toxic potential of sediments. A significant correlation was ... Read more

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