English: There has been a definitive increase in environmental legislation over the past decade. These new environmental laws established principles such as duty of care and the polluter pay principle. Numerous companies ...

English: As a result of the fertilizer industry’s rapid growth, and the increasing global awareness concerning environmental issues, fertilizer production facilities have come under growing pressure to comply with ever ...

English: This thesis aims at geohydrologically assess arsenic in the Jagersfontein area and hence proposing remediation option. The field procedure carried out involved hydrocensus and sampling where samples were collected ...

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The study describes the application complimentary geohydrologic tools to investigate the geohydrological properties of an alluvial channel aquifer and its interaction with the river surface water resources. Primary field ...

The city of Bloemfontein is currently relying on surface water sources for its potable water supply. However, Bloemfontein is located in a semi-arid area, which means that the surface water resources are unreliable and ...

This dissertation characterised geochemically waste from a copper mine in the Bushveld Igneous Complex, coupled with hydrochemical interpretations. In the first part of the dissertation, the methods involved in the ...

English: The study describes the effect of calculating a generalised mean transmissivity or hydraulic conductivity value for a region or aquifer system as it pertains to South Africa. Resource determination of an area is ...

Fractured aquifers are characterized by the fact that most of the water flows along fractures, faults, open bedding planes, or other geological features. These features are embedded in a matrix that has either porous ...

English: With the depletion of surface water resources in South Africa the utilisation of groundwater as the only potable water resource for communities in some rural areas is quickly becoming a reality. Failure of this ...