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Enhancing environmental accountability through public sector regularity auditing: a South African perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
Contemporary civilisations are living unsustainably, rapidly depleting and degrading the world’s natural capital or resource base through overexploitation, consumption and pollution. Governments act as custodians of the ...
Exploring beneficial uses of ferrochrome slag: a case study of a South African Ferrochrome industry
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
South Africa is the leading player in the international ferro-alloy industry due to its abundance of natural resources. Ferrochrome (FeCr) slag is a waste material obtained from the manufacturing of ferrochromium alloy. ...
A comparative study of the development and reproduction of Meloidogyne enterolobii and other thermophilic South African Meloidogyne species
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
Meloidogyne enterolobii, a highly pathogenic root-knot nematode species, infects fruit, grain, oilseed, ornamental and vegetable crops causing severe damage to agri-and horticultural crops worldwide. The species is infamous ...
Characterizing lightning NOx production over South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Nitrogen oxides (NOx= nitric oxide (NO) + Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)) are toxic air pollutants and play a significant role in tropospheric chemistry. Global NOx hotspots are the industrialized regions of the United States, ...
Source apportionment of hydrogen sulphide at Elandsfontein in Mpumalanga Highveld
(North-West University, 2019)
As far as the candidate could assess, no H?S source apportionment has been conducted for the Mpumalanga Highveld, an area with known air quality problems. The lack of such assessments is due to current receptor-oriented ...
The improvement of Environmental Impact Assessment Report quality for Solar Photovoltaic projects in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
The quality of Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIARs) plays a critical role in a well-functioning Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system as EIARs are the key tool used by decision makers. Several studies ...
Comparative molecular and morphological identification, and reproduction potential of South African Meloidogyne species with emphasis on Meloidogyne enterolobii
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Meloidogyne is a destructive nematode genus parasitising crops worldwide. Meloidogyne arenaria, M. hapla, M. incognita and M. javanica are listed as the economically most important species, but M. enterolobii is considered ...
Enhancing food security through the integration of DRR and the food chain value : the case of the Listeriosis outbreak, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
Disasters tend to negatively influence the activities and functions of the entire food chain which ultimately affect food security. South Africa is considered to be food secure at a national level, however over 6,8 million ...
Haemoprotozoans infecting near-shore catsharks (Elasmobranchii: Scyliorhinidae) off the Western Cape
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
Little is known on blood parasites or haemoprotozoans (haemogregarines and trypanosomes) infecting elasmobranchs worldwide, and knowledge on these parasites in South African cartilaginous fishes is even more limited. Even ...
Determinants of South Africa's fruit export performance to West Africa : A panel regression analysis
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
Exports are important drivers of economic growth and development in any country. It is therefore important to analyze the factors influencing export between trading countries. West Africa has been ranked as one of the ...