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Water quality assessment of the Koekemoerspruit : bintegrating water physico-chemistry and phytoplankton assemblages
(2016)
Midvaal Water Company, situated on the banks of the Vaal River in the North West
Province, supplies potable water to the Greater Municipality of Matlosana, as well as mining and industrial undertakings in the area. Water ...
Evaluation of the inorganic water chemistry of the Vaal River
(North-West University, 2015)
One of the most essential resources for life on our planet is water. A concern for water resource sustainability has shifted towards the sustainable development of clean water body resource (SWDF, 2009). Data for the Vaal ...
Diversity and antifungal susceptibility yeast in the selected rivers in the North West Province
(2014)
Several yeast species had previously been isolated from water systems in the North West Province, South Africa. Some of the identified species had, in other studies, been associated with superficial mucosal infections to ...
Diversity of zooplankton and aquatic macroinvertebrates in the Ntsikeni Nature Reserve
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
The Ntsikeni Nature Reserve is one of 23 wetlands in South Africa that is designated as a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. The Ntsikeni wetland complex comprises an area of 1070 ha, located within a provincial ...
Changes in the algal abundance and composition along the Mooi River in the Potchefstroom area
(North-West University, 2019)
Rivers and dams are the main sources of fresh water in South Africa, and the quality of drinking water is rapidly deteriorating. More than 80% of the country's rivers and dams experience pressure as a result of utilisation ...
An integrated rainfall-runoff water quality model in a mine impacted karst environment
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
A fully distributed rainfall-runoff model was developed for the Wonderfonteinspruit catchment (± 1 600 km2), in order to accurately determine the rainfall-runoff and mass transport model’s hydrological components that may ...
Characteristics of antibiotic resistant bacteria in raw and drinking water from water production facilities
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Water is a limited resource, and the quality of raw water has an impact on drinking water production. Regular testing is done to ensure that the quality is compliant with regulations. Heterotrophic bacteria are widely used ...
The current water quality situation at clinics in the Limpopo Province and subsequent management suggestions
(North-West University, 2010)
South Africa's water resources are, in global terms, scarce and extremely limited (DWAF, 2004). Groundwater is a valuable source of potable water in South Africa. It was found that most of the health facilities in the ...
Ecosystem health and water quality of the Mooi River and associated impoundments using diatoms and macroinvertebrates as bioindicators
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Water is the most important element on earth for sustaining the life of all living organisms. Fresh
water is needed for human life and throughout history concentrated human populations were
found in close proximity to a ...
The diatoms of the Western Cape and their use in monitoring wetland water quality
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)
South Africa’s water resources are limited and, in global terms, scarce. The demand for water is, however, growing continuously due to population growth, a developing economy, global warming, the spreading of alien plant ...