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Birds and the urban ecology of Potchefstroom
(North-West University, 2004)
Human activities cause drastic changes in the environment, such as the fragmentation of habitats, which is the greatest threat to the world's biodiversity and biogeography. By using birds to study habitat changes, it ...
Oppervlakchemiese evaluering van die ontsoedeling van uitgeputte geaktiveerde koolstof met superkritieke koolstofdioksied
(North-West University, 2005)
The purpose of the study developed from the shortcomings of previous investigations in
which no satisfactory explanations could be found why
exhausted activated carbon which had been thermally reactivated before cannot ...
South African consumers' beliefs about the link between food and health
(North-West University, 2004)
Motivation: Diet and nutrition are important factors in the promotion and maintenance of good health throughout the entire life course. Their role as determinants of chronic noncommunicable diseases is well established. ...
Environmental authorisations and mining organisations
(North-West University, 2005)
Mining is essential to the human well-being in many aspects. Mining activities, however, contribute significantly to pollution and other environmental impacts in South Africa. Recently much more stringent environmental ...
Effects of wetlands on water quality and invertebrate biodiversity in the Klip River and Natalspruit in Gauteng, South Africa
(North-West University, 2005)
The Klip River catchment is one of the most heavily impacted river systems in South
Africa and is subjected to various types of pollution. The catchment furthermore
serves all five recognised user groups identified by ...
Evaluation of the monitoring system for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions at NATREF, South Africa
(North-West University, 2004)
An evaluation of the VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) emissions monitoring system of Natref (National Refiners of South Africa) was conducted to determine the
effectiveness of the system. Natref monitors fugitive plant ...
Urban congestion charging : road pricing as a traffic reduction measure
(North-West University, 2005)
Urban traffic congestion is recognised as a major problem by most people in world cities. However, the
implementation of congestion reducing measures on a wide scale eludes most world cities suffering from
traffic ...
Ferrochrome waste management : addressing current gaps
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)
Various chromium (Cr) compounds, Cr metal and/or Cr-containing alloys are used in modern
society. By volume the largest application for Cr is in the production of stainless steel, which
owes its corrosion resistance ...
Determining the ecotoxicity of nanodiamonds and quantum dots using the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)
Engineered nanoparticles (ENP) are being used in many commercial products and applications, such as biological imaging, toothpaste and electronics. As the production, use and disposal of these products increase, environmental ...
Functional properties of metallothionein expression in mitochondrial NADH : ubiquinone oxidoreductase deficiency
(North-West University, 2004)
NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) deficiency is one of the most frequently encountered causes of mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders. One of the major consequences of such a complex I deficiency is the ...