Browsing by Subject "Drinking water"
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Access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and under 5 diarrhea morbidity in South Africa
(Medknow Publications, 2017)Background: Universal access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation are paramount sustainable development goals. This is critical for overcoming several health challenges in developing countries. This study analyzed ... -
Cr(VI) contamination of aqueous systems
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)Hexavalent chromium, i.e. Cr(VI), is a potential pollutant species formed due to anthropogenic processes, e.g. leather tanning, Cr(VI) chemical production, stainless steel manufacturing and ferrochrome production. Cr(VI) ... -
Development of a generic monitoring protocol for management of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in drinking water
(North-West University, 2010)In South Africa, the assessment of the suitability and acceptability of water for drinking purposes is done according to the South African National Standards (SANS) 241 (2006) which requires that Cryptosporidium and Giardia ... -
Disinfection by-products and extractable organic compounds in South African tap water
(2008)An important step in urban purification of drinking water is disinfection by e.g. chlorination where potential pathogenic micro-organisms in the water supply are killed. The presence of organic material in natural water ... -
Evaluating gas chromatography with a halogen-specific detector for the determination of disinfection by-products in drinking water
(Springer, 2019)The occurrence of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water has become an issue of concern during the past decades. The DBPs pose health risks and are suspected to cause various cancer forms, be genotoxic, and have ... -
Innovative drinking water treatment techniques reduce the disinfection-induced oxidative stress and genotoxic activity
(Elsevier, 2019)Disinfection of drinking water using chlorine can lead to the formation of genotoxic by-products when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter (NOM). A vast number of such disinfection by-products (DBPs) have been ... -
Physico-chemical and microbial analysis of selected borehole water in Mahikeng, South Africa
(MDPI, 2015)Groundwater is generally considered a “safe source” of drinking water because it is abstracted with low microbial load with little need for treatment before drinking. However, groundwater resources are commonly vulnerable ... -
The qualitative and quantitative evaluation of estrogen and estrogen-mimicking substances in the South African water environment
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1998)Recently some chemicals has been accused of mimicking the female hormone estrogen. The mode of action is termed estrogen-mimicking, because of the effects that is produced by these chemicals. Playing canary in a coal mine, ... -
Water en sanitasie in die landelike Hoëveldse woning 1840 -1910: n kultuurhistoriese studie
(North-West University, 2007)The location of the site where the pioneers settled permanently was determined by the availability of water in the immediate environment. The Highveld contains fertile soils, a fine climate, and an abundance of water. The ...
