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Nematode communities : bio-indicators of soil quality in conventional and conservation agricultural cropping systems
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
The primary aim of practising conservation agriculture (CA) is to optimise crop production. This is done by using practices and principles that promote soil quality by increasing population levels and/or diversity of ...
Detection of endocrine disrupting compounds in abiotic and biotic matrices from the Phongola floodplain using tissue culture based bio-assays
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)
Increasing rates of urbanization, industrialisation, population growth and agricultural demand in South Africa have considerably decreased water quality leading to different forms of water pollution, which might be the ...
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) ...
Wet deposition at a regional background site in South Africa : influence of air mass origin and rain intensity on chemical composition on chemical composition
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
The chemical composition of rainwater is an integral aspect of atmospheric chemistry. Wet deposition gives a good indication of the general ambient air quality and contributes to the understanding of the temporal and spatial ...
Smallholder livestock farmers’ willingness to buy index-based insurance in South Africa : evidence from Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)
Livelihoods of rural households in developing countries are threatened by climatic risks. The
poor and vulnerable agricultural households, who are generally subsistence farmers, feel the
most intense effects of these ...
An appraisal of the quality of waste management environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)
In recent years, a growing interest in determining the quality of Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) Reports emanating from the EIA Process has been observed. To date no
studies have been done to determine the quality ...
Metabolomics of hypertension in South Africans : the SABPA Study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)
There has been growing concern in recent years about the alarmingly high prevalence and
severity of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases in individuals from newly (or
recently) westernised countries such as ...
The benefits of using ferrochrome slag as waste aggregate in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)
This research study aims to promote and optimise the reuse of ferrochrome slag in South
Africa. In support thereof, the objectives of this research study are to: identify and
describe the environmental benefits of using ...
The contribution of Disaster Risk Assessment to improved Social Impact Assessment in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa)North-West University, 2020)
People are at the heart of sustainable development and entitled to an uncompromised sustainable future with a balanced life in harmony with a protected environment, economic development and social well-being. Global political ...
The quality of mine closure and financial provision disclosure in corporate reporting for the South African mining sector
(North-West University (South Africa)North-West University, 2020)
The transparency of mine closure and financial provision disclosure aims to reflect the performance of a mining organisations’ ability to meet its environmental liabilities at the end of closure. Corporate entities discloses ...