Author:Sivakumar, V; Tesfaye, M; Alemu, W; Sharma, Ameeth; Bollig, C; Mengistu, GDate:May 2010In this study, the authors present the climatological picture of aerosols over South Africa using 20 years of Stratosphere Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE-II) satellite, 6–10 years of AErosol RObatic NETwork (AERONET) and ground based mobile ...Read more
Author:Gregory, MA; George, RC; McClurg, TPDate:Oct 1996For many years, bivalve molluscs have played a useful role in determining the impact of pollution on marine organisms. In the northern hemisphere, ecologists from countries subscribing to the International Mussel Watch have used toxin-mediated ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Aug 2013The preamble to the Waste Act (2008) is very clear that, as a result of this legislation, waste management in South Africa will never be the same again. This should send a clear message that ‘business as usual’ will no longer be sufficient.Read more
Author:Roux, S; Oelofse, Suzanna HH; De Lange, Willem JDate:01 Sep 2010The reuse potential of industrial, agricultural and domestic return flows in any region is directly dependent on the quality of treatment processes and the intended reuse applications. Although the direct recycling of polluted water for potable ...Read more
Author:Archer, Emma RM; Conrad, J; Munch, Z; Opperman, D; Tadross, M; Venter, JDate:Jun 2009Progress in the area of international climate negotiation has been the site of substantively increased activity of late, yet the task of utilizing appropriate spatial scale climate change projections to understand climate change impacts on ...Read more
Author:Gregory, MA; George, RC; Marshall, DJ; Anandraj, A; McClurg, TPDate:2002The accumulation of metal in soft tissues, filtration rate and gill filament morphology are correlated in the southern African rock mussel, Perna perna, during exposure to mercury (24 days) and recovery (24 days). The amount of Hg in soft ...Read more
Author:Zhao, T; Debba, Pravesh; Stein, ADate:Jul 2008Spatial sampling optimization is an important issue for both geo-chemists and geo-statisticians. Many spatial sampling optimization methods have been previously developed. In this paper, we present a spatial simulated annealing method is ...Read more
Author:Rudd, RTDate:Jan 1978Modern society is producing ever increasing quantities of dangerous and/or toxic wastes, which require safe and effective disposal if they are not to pose a threat to our water supplies or the environment in general.Read more
Author:Truter, JC; Van Wyk, JH; Newman, Brent KDate:Dec 2015Various waterborne anthropogenic contaminants disrupt the endocrine systems of wildlife and humans, targeting reproductive pathways, among others. Very little is known, however, regarding the occurrence of endocrine disruptive activity in ...Read more
Author:Funke, JWDate:1970One of the most important commodities used in any food-processing industry is water which must be of the right quality. Water which comes into direct contact with milk or milk products must meet standards which are even stricter than those ...Read more
Author:Watling, RJDate:Jul 1981Methods used in the South African Marine Pollution Monitoring Programme for the analysis of toxic metals, nutrients, oxygen absorbed, chlorophyll, pesticides and bacteria are described. Sample types include biological material, sediments, ...Read more
Author:Gregory, MA; McClurg, TP; Brouckaert, CJDate:Jan 2003Marine pollution monitoring surveys often include the measurement of heavy metals and other trace elements in sediments from multiple stations around marine outfalls. EDX may offer a supplementary, relatively cheap and rapid screening method ...Read more
Author:Williams, CR; Leaner, LJ; Somerset, VS; Nel, JMDate:Feb 2011A 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
Author:Lord, DA; Anderson, FP; Basson, JKDate:Oct 1984The rational development of major projects involving the marine disposal of effluents by pipelines requires the close cooperation of planners, scientists and engineers.
In May 1983, a workshop entitled 'Pipeline Discharges of Effluents to ...Read more
Author:Taviv, R; Wise, R; Van der Merwe, Martina R; Winkler, HDate:Nov 2008The South African Government commissioned a detailed study entitled Long-Term Mitigation Scenarios (LTMS). This study defined and quantified the mitigation options and associated costs available under several energy and economic futures. ...Read more
Author:SANCORDate:1985The Marine Pollution Research Programme is one of the series of SANCOR Programmes. Up to 1985 research into these aspects of oil pollution covered by the Prevention and combating of Pollution of the Sea by Oil Act (no. 6 of 1981) has been ...Read more
Author:SANCORDate:1988The South African National Committee for Oceanographic Research coordinates and administers a significant portion of the marine research conducted in South Africa under seven sub-programmes. These are: Benguela Ecology, Coastal Processes, ...Read more
Author:Rabie, MADate:Jan 1981This document is a compilation of South African legislation relating to the control of pollution of the sea within the jurisdiction of the Republic of South Africa. Legislation is considered as it deals with a) the source of pollution, b) the ...Read more
Author:Gardener, BD; Connel, AD; Eagle, GA; Moldan, AGS; Watling, RJDate:Dec 1985The main objectives of the Marine Pollution Programme initiated in 1974 were to discover sources of marine pollution assess their magnitude and institute a national data centre where the information could be collected and collated most ...Read more
Author:SANCORDate:Dec 1989The South African National Committee for Oceanographic Research has coordinated and administered a significant portion of the marine research conducted in South Africa under seven sub-programmes. These are: Benguela Ecology, Coastal Processes, ...Read more