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Characteristics of hailstorms over the South-African highveld
(North-West University, 2018)
Extreme hail has been among the most costly of natural disasters in South-Africa. Despite the havoc that hail is known to cause, we have limited knowledge about these spatially and temporally rare events and how they are ...
Quantifying particulate emissions from domestic burning in the kwaDela township, Mpumalanga
(North-West University, 2018)
Air quality in South African low-income residential areas is poor owing to high gaseous and particulate emissions from a range of sources including domestic burning. These emissions degrade ambient air quality, result in ...
Ambient and indoor particulate matter concentrations on the Mpumalanga highveld
(North-West University, 2018)
In order to better define tools for the protection of human health, the characterisation of particulate matter (PM) concentrations and the understanding of total exposure to these concentrations is critical. Many communities ...
Determining strategies of Acanthosicyos horridus (!nara) to exploit alternative atmospheric moisture sources in the hyper-arid Namib Desert
(North-West University, 2018)
The enigmatic melon species Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook. f., locally known as !nara, is endemic to the hyper-arid Namib Desert where it occurs in sandy dune areas and dry river banks. The Namib Desert is a result ...
The health and economic benefits of interventions to reduce residential solid fuel burning on the Highveld
(North-West University, 2018)
Due to its complicated history, South Africa faces air quality problems associated with both developed and developing countries. On the one hand, industrial activities and high numbers of private vehicle ownership are ...
Emissions of mercury from the power sector in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)
Mercury (Hg) is an extremely important element as it is ubiquitous, toxic, and considered a global pollutant. The atmospherically significant forms of Hg include inorganic gaseous elemental (Hg0), inorganic gaseous reactive ...