Sibanda, Timothy; Selvarajan, Ramganesh; Tekere, Memory(Springer International Publishing, 2018-10)
This study aimed to analyze the bacterial diversity in carwash effluents and to determine their potential for use in microbial degradation of environmental contaminants. Nine carwash effluent samples were collected for ...
Information regarding the ecological wellbeing of the Natalspruit and its adjoining wetlands is
essential if the river is being managed using sound ecological management principles. Despite
this, little is known about ...
In the Kingdom of Lesotho, large dams are currently being constructed with the sole purpose of selling water to the Republic of South Africa, in order to earn royalties and to generate electricity for Lesotho. The focus ...
South Africa is classified as a semi-arid environment with limited natural water sources. Amenity landscapes provide broad ranging benefits for society. Amenity landscapes account for between 31% - 50% of water supplied ...
Bahir Dar is one of the rapidly growing Ethiopian cities characterized by the rise of informal settlements. The expansion of spontaneous neighbourhoods in Bahir Dar is, among other things, conditioned by land management ...
This study used the socio-eco efficiency framework as an application tool to resilience the green environment at Kombolecha industrial zone by balancing the water consumption growth and green environmental tradeoffs. In ...
An experimental study was carried out to evaluate the performance of pilot scale constructed wetlands for
the treatment of domestic wastewater in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Three parallel sets of constructed
wetlands; ...
Abstract
Background
Researchers often document wildlife surveys using images. These images contain data that can be used to understand alterative research objectives, even ...
Companies in South Africa who have implemented the ISO 14001 environmental management system have claimed that it offered benefits such as an improved environmental performance and a business advantage. However, to date ...
Freshwater of acceptable quality is crucial for certain needs and uses such as recreational, domestic and industrial activities (Bartram and Balance, 1996). Water contamination and excessive use and abuse of the fresh water ...
There remain vast knowledge gaps in the global south as to how tourism will affect climate change and vice versa. Recent extreme weather events in southern Africa attributed to climate variability and change have led to ...
Lake Tana is a biodiversity and natural reservoir for fresh water supply contributing
significantly to the economy of Ethiopia and downstream recipient countries, namely: Sudan and
Egypt. The Lake Tana Ecosystem provides ...
Post-remediation soil, ground and surface water monitoring is essential to assess the effectiveness of remediation efforts undertaken to eliminate or minimize the risk of pollution to human health and valuable ecosystems. ...
South Africa is ranked as one of the most mega-biodiverse countries in the world. But as the country faces poverty, unemployment and income inequalities, it is a mammoth task to develop, sustainably use and appreciate this ...
Water is a vital component for human survival but unsustainable patterns of water consumption are still evident internationally. In South Africa, water conservation has traditionally been limited to the responsibility of ...
E-waste is a world-wide, interregional, and domestic problem. E-waste management is a challenging task not only due to its speedily increasing volume but more outstandingly because of its hazardous nature. This study ...
Although the mining industry contributed to the development of the country by providing
infrastructure and employment, it left a negative impact on the environment. To this end, various
pieces of law were promulgated to ...
This study aimed to evaluate commercial biofertiliser quality and awareness amongst smallholder farmers in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Sixty-seven smallholder farmers were interviewed in Gauteng Province by using a ...
Cyrtanthus nutans (RA Dyer) is a KwaZulu-Natal Province near-endemic species,
classified as vulnerable in South Africa (IUCN Red Data categories). Literature
references suggest that no recent ecological research has been ...
The vegetation supported by the Witteberg and Dwyka Groups south of
Worcester is a diverse mosaic of fynbos-, renosterveld- and succulent karoo
vegetation units sustained by a winter-rainfall pattern. Elytropappus ...