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Momba MNB, (
Kamika Ilunga,
Mankazana)
Role of protozoan in the bioremediation of polluted wastewater
systems
2008current
Abstract
Studies on the interaction between heavy metals and
ciliated protozoa are scarce, especially when compared
with the available data from other microorganisms such
as bacteria and fungi. However, knowledge of the roles of
protozoa in heavy metal removal will help in an effective
biological wastewater treatment, since the reduction of
heavy metals to the lowest possible level is known to be
vital to the maintenance of unpolluted water supplies.
Hence the present study intends to investigate heavy
metal removal efficiency of some selected wastewater
protozoa isolates. The effect of the isolates on some of the
water quality parameters (such as chemical oxygen
demand, dissolved oxygen, pH and temperature) will also
be investigated.
Momba MNB (KhaboMmekoa CM)
Health impact of waterborne pathogens in rural domestic water
on HIV/AID infected individuals in KZN Province
Abstract
HIV/AIDS and water-borne diseases are regarded as the
scourges of the century, decimating the population of the
world, but particular the rural population, where there is
generally a lack of basic facilities and the community
suffers from profound austerity conundrum. Mitigating
the impact of these diseases is therefore a touchstone to
which scientists must return in order to address the
intricate linkages between HIV/AIDS and water quality.
This is the main focus of the present investigation.
2008current