[HTML][HTML] The state of renewable energy development in South Africa: An overview

OM Akinbami, SR Oke, MO Bodunrin - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The rising energy demand has started to overwhelm the existing power generating plants in
South Africa. Also, the conventional electricity generating plants are largely responsible for …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarker for monitoring heavy metal pollution in aquatic environment: An overview toward molecular perspectives

MK Kadim, Y Risjani - Emerging Contaminants, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution is a significant problem in almost all parts of the world. The complexity of
anthropogenic activities along the watershed seems to lead the river to function as a giant …

[HTML][HTML] Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of total mercury through the aquatic food webs of an African sub-tropical wetland system

D Van Rooyen, JH Erasmus, R Gerber… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities, including combustion of fossil fuels, coal, and gold mining, are
significant sources of mercury (Hg) emissions into aquatic ecosystems. South Africa is a …

Human health risks associated with consumption of fish contaminated with trace elements from intensive mining activities in a peri-urban region

JH Erasmus, S Zimmermann, NJ Smit… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Worldwide, numerous rural communities and low-income groups depend on fish harvested
by subsistence fishers from local rivers and its impoundments as a source of protein. The …

Empowering distribution system operators: A review of distributed energy resource forecasting techniques

N Fose, AR Singh, S Krishnamurthy, M Ratshitanga… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
ABSTRACT Effective management of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and
optimization of grid operations are crucial responsibilities of Distribution System Operators …

[HTML][HTML] A diversity and functional approach to evaluate the macroinvertebrate responses to multiple stressors in a small subtropical austral river

JH Erasmus, AW Lorenz, S Zimmermann, V Wepener… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aquatic macroinvertebrates are considered effective bioindicators of ecosystem health due
to their different sensitivities to habitat alteration and pollution. Macroinvertebrate community …

The role of fish helminth parasites in monitoring metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems: a case study in the world's most productive platinum mining region

JH Erasmus, V Wepener, M Nachev… - Parasitology …, 2020 - Springer
Due to the increasing consumption of platinum (Pt), especially in automobile exhaust
catalysts, environmental concentrations of Pt are of emerging concern worldwide. Limited …

Microbial community shifts induced by plastic and zinc as substitutes of tire abrasion

G Sieber, D Beisser, JL Rothenberger, M Shah… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Aquatic environments serve as a sink for anthropogenic discharges. A significant part of the
discharge is tire wear, which is increasingly being released into the environment, causing …

Global research progress on mining wastewater treatment: a bibliometric analysis

A Zahoor, G Mao, X Jia, X **ao, JL Chen - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Mining wastewater treatment (MWWT) methods have played a vital role in sustainable water
management in recent years. This bibliometric analysis summarized the scientific research …

Assessment of persistent and emerging pollutants levels in marine bivalves in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

AH Shobier, SH Shabaka, AAM El-Sayed… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bivalves possess important ecological and economic values. They have been extensively
used as bioindicators for both emerging and classical pollutants in the aquatic environment …