Rapid urban population growth in Africa has resulted in the rapid expansion of many African
cities. This has important ramifications for sustainable development across the continent …

Urbanization is a key stressor of freshwater habitats, possibly contributing to global insect
declines. However, scientific understanding of urbanization's effects on aquatic insect …

Ecological and human health risk assessments were undertaken in an urban river, Sand
River. Suitability of river water for irrigation was also determined. Samples were taken on a …

River health monitoring is becoming increasingly important because of the anthropogenic
activities that continue to impact on water quality and biodiversity of aquatic systems. This …

This study investigated the use of enzymes and histology as potential biomarkers in Sand
and Blood Rivers in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Physico-chemical parameters were …

Functional diversity (FD) is useful for the evaluation of freshwater ecosystems. The FD of
macroinvertebrate families for river water quality (WQ) assessment in the Paute River Basin …

The management of urban major hazard installations (UMHI) is important for the public
safety and the surrounding ecological environment. The safety managers will have great …

The need for Environmental Specimen Banking (ESB) in African countries, particularly in
Zimbabwe, to store samples of various environmental matrices for future research, tracking …

Functional diversity (FD) is useful for the evaluation of freshwater ecosystems. The FD of
macroinvertebrate families for river water quality (WQ) assessment in the Paute River Basin …