Identifying potential surface water sampling sites for emerging chemical pollutants in Gauteng Province, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorPetersen, F.
dc.contributor.authorDabrowski, F.M.
dc.contributor.authorForbes, Patricia B.C.
dc.contributor.emailpatricia.forbes@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-10T06:30:23Z
dc.date.available2017-03-10T06:30:23Z
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.description.abstractEmerging chemical pollutants (ECPs) are defined as new chemicals which do not have a regulatory status, but which may have an adverse effect on human health and the environment. The occurrence and concentrations of ECPs in South African water bodies are largely unknown, so monitoring is required in order to determine the potential threat that these ECPs may pose. Relevant surface water sampling sites in the Gauteng Province of South Africa were identified utilising a geographic information system (GIS). The sites were identified by identifying potential sources of ECPs, including hospitals and clinics, sewage treatment plants, and areas with high population densities or areas that were vulnerable from an environmental point of view. Buffers were drawn around these areas to identify the water sources which have the highest probability of containing ECPs. Areas along the Klip River were identified as having a high likelihood of containing both anthropogenic ECPs and agricultural ECPs. Additionally, sections of the Hennops River were likely to contain anthropogenic ECPs, while the Blesbokspruit area had a high likelihood of containing agricultural ECPs.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentChemistryen_ZA
dc.description.departmentGeography, Geoinformatics and Meteorologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Water Research Commission (Grant K5/2438), the Photonics Institute of South Africa (Grant PISA-15-DIR-06) and the National Research Foundation (funding grants 90720 and 93394).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.wrc.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPetersen, F, Dabrowski, FM & Forbes, PBC 2017, 'Identifying potential surface water sampling sites for emerging chemical pollutants in Gauteng Province, South Africa', Water SA, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 153-165.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0378-4738 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1816-7950 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4314/wsa.v43i1.13
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/59366
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherWater Research Commissionen_ZA
dc.rightsPublished under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.en_ZA
dc.subjectKlip riveren_ZA
dc.subjectGauteng Province, South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectEmerging chemical pollutant (ECP)en_ZA
dc.subjectGeographic information system (GIS)en_ZA
dc.titleIdentifying potential surface water sampling sites for emerging chemical pollutants in Gauteng Province, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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