[HTML][HTML] Advances in sustainable catalysis: A computational perspective

MG Quesne, F Silveri, NH De Leeuw… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The enormous challenge of moving our societies to a more sustainable future offers several
exciting opportunities for computational chemists. The first principles approach to “catalysis …

Heavy metal threats to plants and soil life in southern Africa: present knowledge and consequences for ecological risk assessment

H Eijsackers, A Reinecke, S Reinecke… - … and Toxicology Volume …, 2020 - Springer
In recent times there has been remarkable development in the field of soil ecotoxicology and
risk assessment (RA) models. It is, however, debatable if these RA models are robust …

Metal accumulation in riverine macroinvertebrates from a platinum mining region

JH Erasmus, W Malherbe, S Zimmermann… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
South Africa is the world's main supplier of Pt. The Bushveld Igneous Complex in South
Africa contains 75% of the world's Pt resources. Mining of this precious metal requires large …

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 …

Metal contamination and toxicity of soils and river sediments from the world's largest platinum mining area

DM Díaz-Morales, JH Erasmus, S Bosch… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mining activities in the world's largest platinum mining area in South Africa have resulted in
environmental contamination with Pt (eg, the Hex River's vicinity). The present study …

Ecotoxicity of mine tailings: unrehabilitated versus rehabilitated

MS Maboeta, OG Oladipo, SM Botha - Bulletin of Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Earthworms are bioindicators of soil pollution. The ecotoxicity of tailings from selected gold
mines in South Africa was investigated utilizing Eisenia andrei bioassays and biomarkers …

Effect of Biofumigants on Soil Microbial Communities and Ecotoxicology of Earthworms (Eisenia andrei)

T Fouché, M Maboeta, S Claassens - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2016 - Springer
Biofumigation is considered a good alternative to chemical fumigation because it can control
crop pathogens and diseases with lower health and environmental risks than chemical …

Biomonitoring and evaluation of metal concentrations in sediment and crab samples from the North-West Province of South Africa

V Somerset, C Van der Horst, B Silwana… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2015 - Springer
In this study, various metal concentrations were determined in environmental samples from
rivers in the vicinity of mining areas of the Northwest Province, South Africa. These metal …

Response of soil enzyme activities to synergistic effects of biosolids and plants in iron ore mine soils

EN Cele, M Maboeta - International journal of environmental science and …, 2016 - Springer
Past mining activities in Swaziland have left a legacy of abandoned mine sites (iron ore,
asbestos, diamond and coal mine dumps), all of which have not been reclaimed. These sites …

Anthropogenic platinum enrichment in the vicinity of mines in the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa

S Rauch, OS Fatoki - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2013 - Springer
South Africa is the world's single largest platinum (Pt) producer owing to important resources
in the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC). Little attention has been paid to the environmental …