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Oestrogen, testosterone, cytotoxin and cholinesterase inhibitor removal during reclamation of sewage to drinking water
(Water Research Commission, 2013)
Namibia is the driest sub-Saharan country in Africa. Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, reclaims sewage water for domestic use at the Goreangab Water Reclamation Plant (GWRP). Risks associated with sewage effluent and reclaimed ...
Near real time water quality monitoring of Chivero and Manyame lakes of Zimbabwe
(Copernicus Publications, 2018)
Zimbabwe’s water resources are under pressure from both point and non-point sources of pollution
hence the need for regular and synoptic assessment. In-situ and laboratory based methods of water quality monitoring
are ...
Establishing the link between urban land cover change and the proliferation of aquatic hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Harare Metropolitan, Zimbabwe
(Elsevier, 2018)
Urbangrowthisakeyprocessaffectingthefunctioningofnaturalecosystems,andconsequentlythegloballand-surface process. This work aimed at establishing the link between land cover changes around HarareMetropolitancityandtheprol ...
Waternet: A network for monitoring and assessing water quality for drinking and irrigation purposes
(IEEE, 2022)
Water is a fundamental requirement for human, animal, and plant survival. Despite its importance, quality water is not always fit for drinking, domestic and/or industrial use. Numerous factors such as industrialization, ...
Wetlands in drylands: Diverse perspectives for dynamic landscapes
(Springer, 2022)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP
1997) classifes global drylands according to an Aridity Index (AI), defned as the ratio between mean
annual precipitation (MAP) and potential evapotranspiration (PET). ...
Water quality prediction based on multi-task learning
(MDPI, 2022)
Water pollution seriously endangers people’s lives and restricts the sustainable development
of the economy. Water quality prediction is essential for early warning and prevention of
water pollution. However, the nonlinear ...
Characterisation of hydro-geochemical processes influencing groundwater quality in rural areas: A case study of Soutpansberg region, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(MDPI, 2022)
Groundwater is often the main or only source of fresh water supply in arid to semi-arid rural
areas owing to decreasing rainfall patterns, reduced availability of surface water and socioeconomic
activities. It is important ...
Feasibility assessment of the application of groundwater remediation techniques in rural areas: A case study of rural areas in the Soutpansberg region, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(MDPI, 2022)
Groundwater contribution towards human health and livelihood depends on the contaminants
level in groundwater. Many people in rural communities are being exposed to waterborne
diseases resulting from drinking untreated ...
Spatial characterisation of vegetation diversity in groundwater-dependent ecosystems using in-situ and sentinel-2 msi satellite data
(MDPI, 2022)
Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) are under threat from groundwater overabstraction,
which significantly impacts their conservation and sustainable management. Although
the socio-economic significance of GDEs is ...
Africa’s living rivers: Managing for sustainability
(MIT Press, 2021)
Africa’s human population is growing rapidly and is set to account for 40 percent
of global numbers by 2100. Further development of its inland waters, to enhance
water and energy security, is inevitable. Will it follow ...