This study was conducted to measure the reduction in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) content in oil sludge by co-composting the sludge with pig, cow, horse and poultry manures under laboratory conditions. Four ...
Small-scale timber farming provides alternative income for growers selling to forestry, procurement companies and timber suppliers or agents. The research used focus groups and structured questionnaires in the Sokhulu area ...
Incineration is still a widely utilised method for treating healthcare risk waste in the Republic of South Africa. As much as incinerators are needed, the fact that they are still a critical source of hazardous toxic air ...
South Africa has experienced rapid urbanisation, population growth, and economic growth since 1994 and as a result, solid waste is being produced on an ever-larger scale, despite significant environmental, social and ...
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. ...
Growing municipal waste mismanagement and associated environmental impacts is an enormous
environmental concern in developing countries such as South Africa. Hence, this study explored
current waste management and ...
Information on deforestation and forest management is limited due to lack of understanding as to how socioeconomic factors affect deforestation. Without adequate data, it is difficult to manage deforestation; particularly ...
A study was undertaken in the northern region of the Eastern Cape Province within the Grassland
Biome located in the Eastern Cape Drakensberg Strategic Water Source Area. Vegetation surveys
were undertaken on two ...
This study assesses the presence of selected trace metals and pops in the Baynespruit River, Sobantu, KwaZulu-Natal. Sediments, plants and water samples were collected along the river during dry and wet season. For metal ...
A study was conducted in two sites: one at an electricity storage facility belonging to
the Swaziland Electricity Board (SEB) and the other at a facility that belongs to its
treated pole supplier, the Thonkwane wood ...
The use of pheromone-based or semiochemical lures and devices for the detection
of insect pest population and monitoring in agriculture is a common practice. In many
countries the use of these devices is exempt from ...
The production of tomatoes is hampered by a variety of pests and diseases despite the importance of tomatoes as a vegetable in everyday life and their economic significance in Zimbabwe. Tobacco spider mites (Tetranychus ...
Botswana is a water scarce country. Rainfall is highly variable, leading to limited surface
and groundwater resources. Due to persistently dry conditions most rivers found in
Botswana are ephemeral. The Boteti River ...
Since 1971, a number of flood frequency models have been developed for river basins in
Malawi for use in the design of hydraulic structures, but the varied nature of their results
have most often given a dilemma to the ...
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 ...
This study aimed to investigate the spatial extent of Land-Use Land-Cover (LULC) change and the implications for ecosystem services in order to develop a sustainable land-use management framework for traditional authorities ...
Oil refineries generate huge amounts of crude oil sludge, a complex waste product containing
many carcinogens. The rapid increase in crude oil sludge pollution on land and water has been
an enormous environmental ...
Highly accurate analysis for the quantification of sulphur compounds and
oxygenated volatile organic compounds are crucial for the adherence of the
legislation in different environmental sectors. The sulphur compounds ...
With the development of digital technology during the last decade and the improvement of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), it has become easier for various
scientific fields to predict and extrapolate data. Various ...
A case study on drought coping mechanisms was conducted among small-scale farmers in the
Motheo District of the Free State Province in Republic of South Africa, to determine how farmers
cope with drought effects with or ...