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Improved photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by novel hexagonal ZnO particles by Avdan, Zehra Yiğit, Demirtaş, İlknur, Suvacı, Ender

“…Recently, the use of nanoparticles as photocatalysts has gained great importance. However, nanoparticles exhibit some drawbacks for this application and there…”
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Fruit growth and water use of two pear cultivars grown in South Africa: implications for precision irrigation scheduling by Dzikiti, S., Pienaar, JC, Dangare, P, Whitehead, S., Gray, M, Crouch, E, Midgley, SJE, Steyn, WJ

“…In South Africa, as in other semi-arid countries, sustainable production of high-value crops requires precise management of limited water resources. We…”
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Distribution and redistribution of salt ions in saline soils with shallow groundwater table by Mathinya, VN, Molomo, ML

“…Saline water resources are more abundant than freshwater. Bringing these resources into sustainable, productive use will ofer opportunities to reduce…”
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Improving the water quality in the Zandvlei Estuary, Cape Town, by retrofitting sustainable drainage systems in the Diep River catchment by Thewlis, Geordie, Armitage, Neil

“…The Zandvlei Estuary is the only functioning estuary along the False Bay coastline of Cape Town and is therefore of extreme local ecological importance. The…”
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Yeast-contaminated water as a potential emerging health concern: a review by Baker, Tyla, Albertyn, Jacobus, Musoke, Jolly, Sebolai, Olihile, Pohl, Carolina H

“…Invasive fungal infections pose a serious risk to human health; therefore, it is important to study the dissemination and proliferation of pathogenic fungal…”
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Recurrence of cholera epidemics in South Africa: inadequate sanitary facilities, poor environmental monitoring practices, and climate change as possible contributing factors by Sekgobela, Pusang King, Sibanda, Timothy

“…Cholera is an acute infectious disease caused by two toxin-producing strains, namely Vibrio cholerae O1, and Vibrio cholerae O139. Its recorded history…”
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Critical reflections on existing lawful water uses (ELUs) in South African water law by Viljoen, Germarie, Moolman, Jurie, Olivier, Nic

“…The National Water Act 36 of 1998 (NWA) introduced a new water law framework for South Africa. According to the NWA, all water uses must be authorised in terms…”
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Forecasting extreme hourly rainfall in South Africa for disaster risk reduction: thresholds and return periods by Vermeulen, Jan H, Hedding, David W., Letsatsi, Nthabiseng

“…Highest and percentile values determined for daily, hourly and 5-min rainfall data (July 1994 to June 2021) from 64 automatic weather stations across South…”
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Innovative Juncus efusus plant biofilter for enhanced ammonia removal: design, construction, and preliminary testing by Munhemba, Tinashe, Brink, Isobel C Bri, Cloete, Thomas E., Bosman, Adele

“…A developing trend in stormwater treatment and management is the use of green technologies. Plant biofilters have been gaining increasing use in support of…”
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Valorisation of acid mine drainage through eefctive recovery of selected rare earth elements using cationic resins by Ntumba, Nsaka Christophe, Maree, Jannie Philippus, Ngole-Jeme, Veronica

“…Acid mine drainage (AMD) presents a challenge to the environment if not well managed, but it also presents an opportunity for the recovery of economically…”
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Production of subsurface drip-irrigated okra under diefrent lateral spacings and irrigation frequencies by Kumar, Narender, Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Duhan, Darshana, Singh, Amandeep, Sidhpuria, MS, Antil, Sundeep Kumar, Kumar, Ashish

“…In this study, an experiment was conducted to investigate the optimum lateral spacing and irrigation frequency for subsurface drip irrigated okra in the…”
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Canola (Brassica napus L.) water use indicators as aefcted by sustained deficit irrigation and plant density in central Free State, South Africa by Seetseng, KA, Barnard, JH, Van Rensburg, LD, du Preez, CC

“…In South Africa canola (Brassica napus L.) is cultivated in rotation with wheat under winter rainfall in the Western Cape Province, primarily for seed to make…”
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A review of untreated household greywater quality to inform the water saving-risk trade-of in South Africa by Nel, Nicole, Brink, Isobel, Jacobs, Heinz Erasmus, Ilemobade, Adesola

“…Interest in greywater reuse is increasing in South Africa, because of the potential to supplement scarce freshwater resources in the face of increasing demand…”
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Application of isotherm models to combined filter systems for the prediction of iron and lead removal from automobile workshop stormwater runof by Ataguba, Clement Oguche, Brink, Isobel

“…Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm adsorption models were used to predict iron and lead removal from automobile workshop stormwater runo.f Combined low-cost…”
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Recovery of enteroviruses and poliovirus in Harare sewage using the bag-mediated ifltration system at the introduction of the inactivated polio vaccine in Zimbabwe by Ruhanya, Vurayai, Zhou, Nicolette A, Berejena, Chipo, Nyandoro, George, Chibukira, Paradzai, Mukaratirwa, Arnold, Muserere, Simon Takawira, Masunda, Kudzai, Meschke, John Scott

“…Environmental surveillance is a sensitive method for detecting circulating virus in the absence of clinical cases and is important for monitoring progress for…”
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Yeast supplementation alleviates the negative eefcts of greywater irrigation on lettuce and maize by Tshapa, LP, Naidoo, G., Naidoo, KK

“…Water scarcity has led to increased use of wastewater, particularly greywater, for crop irrigation. This study investigated whether the addition of yeast can…”
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How local communities access, utilise and evaluate inland fisheries, and their influence on fishery conservation status in northern Zimbabwe by Kupika, Olga Laiza, Mahlatini, Precious, Nyachowe, Tapiwa

“…The conservation status of inland fishery resources is vulnerable worldwide, and this threatens the livelihoods of fishing-dependent communities. This case…”
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Public perception of water re-use: building trust in alternative water sources in Malmesbury, South Africa by Owen, Germaine, Chitonge, Horman

“…The recent drought in the Western Cape Province in South Africa has been marked as the worst since 1904. The drought impacted severely on the availability of…”
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Improving water use eficiency and biomass in maize, foxtail millet and bitter vetch by wick irrigation by Heidari, Hassan, Zarei, Zhaleh, Mohammadi, Kazhal

“…Water is one of the most important environmental factors in agriculture. Drought annually damages agricultural products. This loss can be reduced by some…”
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Experimental investigation of the discharge coeficient of labyrinth weirs with asymmetric cycles by Elahifar, Hossein, Tayari, Omid, Yazdanpanah, Najme, Momeni, Mehdi

“…This study investigated the discharge coeficient in asymmetric rectangular labyrinth weirs. A dimensional analysis was carried out which showed that the…”
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