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The 2020 WMO symposium on climatological, meteorological and environmental factors in the COVID-19 pandemic: A special issue from symposium presentations

Author: Sweijd, Neville ; Zaitchik, BF Date: Jun 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the great historical events of the modern era, presenting a generational challenge to the world. Questions about the role of weather on SARS-CoV-2 transmission led to the gathering of scientists at an ... Read more
Air pollution and vulnerability: solving the puzzle of prioritization

Author: Wright, CY ; Diab, R Date: Jan 2011 While ambient air pollution levels in excess of prescribed health standards are generally unacceptable, the exceedance is even more serious in areas where people reside. Vulnerability caused by poverty, disease, lack of education and poor ... Read more
Assessing and planning future estuarine resource use: A scenario-based regional-scale freshwater allocation approach

Author: Van Niekerk, Lara ; Adams, JB ; Allan, DG ; Taljaard, Susan ; Weerts, Steven P ; Louw, D ; Talanda, C ; Van Rooyen, P Date: Mar 2019 Rapid urbanisation and industrial growth in South Africa increases the need for proactive allocation of freshwater resources on a regional scale. A nine-step method is described that sets long-term targets for water resource condition and ... Read more
Circular economy and environmental health in low- and middle-income countries

Author: Wright, CY ; Godfrey, Linda K ; Armiento, G ; Haywood, Lorren K ; Inglesi-Lotz, R ; Lyne, K ; Nayna Schwerdtle, P Date: Dec 2019 The circular economy framework for human production and consumption is an alternative to the traditional, linear concept of ‘take, make, and dispose’. Circular economy (CE) principles comprise of ‘design out waste and pollution’, ‘retain ... Read more
Climate change and environmental health in southern Africa: it's not all about malaria

Author: Wright, C ; Thambiran, Tirusha ; Matooane, M ; Engelbrecht, F ; Bopape, Mary-Jane M ; Olwach, J Date: Jul 2011 In South Africa, the most commonly talked-about climate change-related human health risk is a changing pattern in the distribution and severity of malaria. However, there are three other important issues that also deserve some attention if ... Read more
Diarrhoeal disease in relation to possible household risk factors in South African villages

Author: Kapwata, T ; Mathee, A ; Le Roux, Wouter J ; Wright, CY Date: Aug 2018 Diarrhoeal disease is a significant contributor to child morbidity and mortality, particularly in the developing world. Poor sanitation, a lack of personal hygiene and inadequate water supplies are known risk factors for diarrhoeal disease. ... Read more
Environmental health hotspots in South Africa

Author: Wright, C Date: Nov 2010 The State of the Environment Report, the State of Air Report and the District Health Barometer Report for South Africa, as examples, give some indication of the status of environmental health outcomes, environmental conditions, implemented ... Read more
EO2HEAVEN: mitigating environmental health risks

Author: Le Roux, Wouter J ; Du Preez, M ; De Klerk, L ; Hohls, D ; McFerren, G ; Vahed, Anwar ; Van der Merwe, Martina R ; Van Zyl, T Date: 2013 EO2HEAVEN has the primary objective to contribute to a better understanding of the complex relationships between environmental changes and their impact on human health. To achieve this, the project followed a multidisciplinary and user-driven ... Read more
Exploring rural hospital admissions for diarrhoeal disease, malaria, pneumonia, and asthma in relation to temperature, rainfall and air pollution using wavelet transform analysis

Author: Kapwata, T ; Wright, CY ; Du Preez, DJ ; Kunene, Z ; Mathee, A ; Ikeda, T ; Landman, W ; Maharaj, R ; Sweijd, Neville, A ; Minakawa, N ; Blesic, S Date: Oct 2021 Background: Climate variables impact human health and in an era of climate change, there is a pressing need to understand these relationships to best inform how such impacts are likely to change. Objectives: This study sought to investigate ... Read more
Exploring the association between ambient temperature and daily hospital admissions for diarrhea in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Author: Kunene, Z ; Kapwata, T ; Mathee, A ; Sweijd, Neville A ; Minakawa, N ; Naidoo, N ; Wright, CY Date: Apr 2023 Diarrhea contributes significantly to global morbidity and mortality. There is evidence that diarrhea prevalence is associated with ambient temperature. This study aimed to determine if there was an association between ambient temperature and ... Read more
Focus on CSIR research in pollution and waste: environmental health

Author: Godfrey, Linda K Date: Aug 2007 A healthy population is seen as an important precondition for economic growth and competitiveness. Research into environmental health is therefore concerned with understanding the exposure and magnitude of impact on humans from environmental ... Read more
Healthy communities: addressing vulnerability and environmental health

Author: Wright, C ; John, J Date: Jan 2009 Air pollution in South Africa is a serious environmental health threat, particularly in urban and peri-urban metropolitan areas, but also in low income settlements where indoor air pollution from domestic fuel use is a concern. A healthy ... Read more
Integrated acid mine drainage management using fly ash

Author: Vadapalli, VRK ; Gitari, MW ; Petrik, LF ; Etchebers, O ; Ellendt, A Date: Jan 2012 Fly Ash (FA) from a power station in South Africa was investigated to neutralise and remove contaminants from Acid Mine Drainage (AMD). After this primary treatment the insoluble FA residue namely solid residue (SR) was investigated as a ... Read more
Integrating air-related health surveillance into air quality management: perceptions and practicalities

Author: Wright, C ; Oosthuizen, MA ; Steyn, Maronel Date: Jun 2012 Health surveillance is presently not an integral part of air quality management in South Africa, although ambient air pollution standards are derived from health effects of personal exposure. In a survey to air quality officials and environmental ... Read more
Mercury in the South African environment

Author: Matooane, M ; Oosthuizen, R Date: Nov 2009 This presentation highlights the toxic effects that over-exposure to mercury (Hg) might have on human health. This includes blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy, mental problems and abnormal reflexes and muscle tone. Hg emissions increasing ... Read more
Meteorologically estimated exposure but not distance predicts asthma symptoms in schoolchildren in the environs of a petrochemical refinery: a cross-sectional study

Author: White, N ; teWaterNaude, J ; Van der Walt, A ; Ravenscroft, G ; Roberts, W ; Ehrlich, R Date: Sep 2009 Community concern about asthma prompted an epidemiological study of children living near a petrochemical refinery in Cape Town, South Africa. Because of resource constraints and the complexity of refinery emissions, neither direct environmental ... Read more
Mitigating health problems associated with AMD in South Africa

Author: Schachtschneider, K Date: Mar 2012 Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a serious threat to water quality in South Africa. Questions are being asked to South African government leaders as to what they are doing to mitigate the effects that South Africa’s mining industry is having on ... Read more
People to practice: how to create win-win situations

Author: Strydom, WF ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH Date: Oct 2010 Unacceptable waste management practices are the root cause of many problems in South Africa. Failing waste management services impact negatively on environmental and human health. Communication and awareness creation often fail to change ... Read more
Private sector contribution to SDG 3: Health and Well-being – a South African case study

Author: Haywood, Lorren K ; Wright, C Date: Sep 2019 Since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were globally adopted by world leaders in 20151, worldwide the private sector has openly embraced them and committed to address the SDG targets2-4. The United Nations Global Compact5 lists 10 ... Read more
Qualitative and quantitative predictions of environmental exposure to nanomaterials from nanowaste streams

Author: Musee, N Date: Aug 2009 This presentation investigates the presence of evidence of increasing quantities of nanowaste streams into the environment, as well as the trends for nanowastes generation. The growth of nano-related patents is discussed, and the growth in ... Read more

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