Roux, SOelofse, Suzanna HHDe Lange, Willem J2010-08-312010-08-312010-09-01Roux, S., Oelofse, S.H.H. and de Lange, W. 2010. Can SA afford to continue polluting its water resources? – With special reference to water pollution in two important catchment areas. CSIR 3rd Biennial Conference 2010. Science Real and Relevant, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria 30 August – 01 September 2010, South Africa, pp 13http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4262CSIR 3rd Biennial Conference 2010. Science Real and Relevant, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pertoria 30 August – 01 September 2010, South AfricaThe 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 use does not occur in South Africa, water users downstream of polluted water resources are indirectly exposed to such reuse and suffer the consequences of poor pollution control measures in numerous catchments. It is often assumed that the cost of polluted return flows for environmental release and polluted water resource remediation for reuse is justified within a water scarcity context such as South Africa. However, a current CSIR investigation (funded by the Water Research Commission) indicates that South Africa cannot afford the increasing costs associated with such remediation strategies due to the sheer magnitude of ongoing water pollution.enPollutionWater pollutionWater resourcesCatchment areasCSIR Conference 2010Conference PresentationRoux, S., Oelofse, S. H., & De Lange, W. J. (2010). Can SA afford to continue polluting its water resources? – With special reference to water pollution in two important catchment areas. CSIR. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4262Roux, S, Suzanna HH Oelofse, and Willem J De Lange. "Can SA afford to continue polluting its water resources? – With special reference to water pollution in two important catchment areas." (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4262Roux S, Oelofse SH, De Lange WJ, Can SA afford to continue polluting its water resources? – With special reference to water pollution in two important catchment areas; CSIR; 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4262 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Roux, S AU - Oelofse, Suzanna HH AU - De Lange, Willem J AB - The 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 use does not occur in South Africa, water users downstream of polluted water resources are indirectly exposed to such reuse and suffer the consequences of poor pollution control measures in numerous catchments. It is often assumed that the cost of polluted return flows for environmental release and polluted water resource remediation for reuse is justified within a water scarcity context such as South Africa. However, a current CSIR investigation (funded by the Water Research Commission) indicates that South Africa cannot afford the increasing costs associated with such remediation strategies due to the sheer magnitude of ongoing water pollution. DA - 2010-09-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Pollution KW - Water pollution KW - Water resources KW - Catchment areas KW - CSIR Conference 2010 LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 T1 - Can SA afford to continue polluting its water resources? – With special reference to water pollution in two important catchment areas TI - Can SA afford to continue polluting its water resources? – With special reference to water pollution in two important catchment areas UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4262 ER -