Browsing Engineering by Subject "Heavy metals"
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Investigation of the effect of microorganisms and their metabolites on the mobility of metals in a gold tailing dump in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)This study investigates the mobility of heavy metals and light metals in abandoned mine tailings dumps from the Krugersdorp. Most areas in South Africa which have mines are suffering from waste contamination. Tailings ... -
Potential of solar treatment to lower the microbial contaminants in geophagic clays
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Deliberate consumption of earth materials is called geophagia and is practiced worldwide by humans. The various reasons of geophagia practice have been reported in the literature, i.e. why people consume the clays deliberately. ... -
Zeolite facilitated adsorption of selected metals associated with mine drainage
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)South Africa (SA) is a water scarce country, with 34 % of SA’s total population living in rural areas with very limited access to safe surface and groundwater sources. The pollution of these water sources is caused by many ...