Author:Erasmus, BFN; Coetzer, K; Mambo, J; Archer, Emma RM; Fisher, JT; Asner, GPDate:May 2011Bushbuck Ridge is a typical cultural landscape where the interdependency of people and the environment shape the savanna ecosystem goods and services upon which many people are dependent. The forced resettlement of people in the apartheid ...Read more
Author:John, Maya JDate:Jun 2017The emergence of biocomposites as an alternative to petroleum-based composites has largely been to superior technical properties along with problems associated with depleting petroleum resources and increasing environmental legislations. The ...Read more
Author:Cunnama, D; Andrianomena, S; Cress, CM; Faltenbacher, A; Gibson, BK; Theuns, TDate:Jan 2014We use the Galaxies-Intergalactic Medium Interaction Calculation (GIMIC) cosmological hydrodynamic simulation at z = 0 to study the distribution and environmental dependence of neutral hydrogen (Hi) gas in the outskirts of simulated galaxies. ...Read more
Author:Ekwanzala, MD; Lehutso, Raisibe F; Kasonga, TK; Dewar, JB; Momba, MNBDate:Jul 2020The 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
Author:Aghion, E; Govender, G; Comins, NDate:15 Apr 1995High-temperature low-cycle fatigue (HTLCF) failure mechanisms of aluminide-coated MAR-M002 nickel-base superalloy in air, argon and Ar+5% SO2 atmospheres were investigated at 870°C. The loading conditions were constant and consisted of creep ...Read more
Author:John, Juanette; Ijsselmuiden, C; Oosthuizen, R; Voyi, K; Webb, EDate:Sep 2005This study aimed to characterize the exposure of 5-year old children attending preschool facilities in Pretoria to lead (as an example of an environmental pollutant) in air and surface soil, specifically in relation to their activity patterns.Read more
Author:Oberholster, Paul J; Cheng, Po-Hsun; Genthe, Bettina; Steyn, MaronelDate:Jul 2018Employing specific algae treatment to treat municipal domestic wastewater effluent presents an alternative practice to improving water quality effluent of existing rural pond systems in Southern Africa. In the present study, domestic wastewater ...Read more
Author:Abraham, E; Deepa, B; Pothen, LA; Cintil, J; Thomas, S; John, Maya J; Anandjiwala, R; Narine, SSDate:Feb 2013The objective of this work was to develop an environmental friendly method for the effective utilization of coir fibre by adopting steam pre-treatment. The retting of the coconut bunch makes strong environmental problems which can be avoided ...Read more
Author:Wright, CDate:Nov 2010The 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
Author:Taviv, R; Brent, AC; Fortuin, HDate:Apr 2009The Long-range Energy and Alternatives Planning (LEAP) energy planning system has been developed for South Africa, for the 2005 base year and a limited number of plausible future scenarios that may have significant implications (negative or ...Read more
Author:Ampofo-Anti, NDate:Feb 2009To place construction on a truly sustainable path the green building movement needs a method which goes beyond subjective checklists of green features. Such a method must provide objective guidelines for a comprehensive assessment of the ...Read more
Author:Ampofo-Anti, NLDate:Jul 2012Environmental labelling enables consumers to use their purchasing choices to protect the environment. The concluding declarations of the first three Earth Summits however caution that to truly serve this purpose, environmental labelling should ...Read more
Author:Ecosystem ProgrammesDate:Dec 1982The National Programme for Environmental Sciences is a cooperative undertaking of scientists and scientific institutions in South Africa concerned with research related to environmental problems. This annual report describes the rationale, ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, SDate:Mar 2016Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) is a tool that has been developed in the United States of America, Europe and many other countries around the world to help innovative environmental technologies reach the market. Claims about the ...Read more
Author:Ray, Suprakas SDate:Jul 2013In recent years, the development of eco-friendly polymeric materials with balanced properties has become a subject of research attention due to concerns with increasing global-warming, carbon-emission, and limited natural resources. ...Read more
Author:Gottsmann, D; Osman, ADate:May 2010The study presents a design for this catalyst as a possible generic solution – with specific application in the context of Mamelodi Township near Pretoria in South Africa. The design makes provision for the informal economic sector. Ultimately ...Read more
Author:Malwela, T; Ray, SSDate:Jun 2015Films of a biodegradable PLA/PBSA blend and blend-composites containing 2 wt% of C20A, C30B and MEE were prepared by solvent casting and spin coating. The films were incubated in vials containing Tris–HCl buffer with Proteinase K, and their ...Read more
Author:Botlhoko, Orebotse J; Makwakwa, Dimakatso M; Ray, SS; Ramontja, JDate:Dec 2018Commodity polymers are the most widely used materials for electronic packaging applications. However, they are nondegradable and causing serious environmental damage. Addressing this challenge, the relative effects of graphite (G) and graphene ...Read more
Author:Juma, WP; Chhiba, Varsha P; Brady, D; Bode, MLDate:Sep 2017Racemic Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts derived from the reaction of acrylonitrile with benzaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde and hydrocinnamaldehyde have been successfully resolved by means of enzymatic kinetic resolution. The (+)-alcohol products were ...Read more