Water SA is the WRC’s accredited scientific journal which contains original research articles and review articles on all aspects of water science, technology, engineering and policy. Water SA has been in publication since 1975 and includes articles from both local and international authors. The journal is issued quarterly (January, April, July, October).
Water SA is now published at www.watersa.net – please visit this site for all issues from Volume 44 (2018) onward.  To find articles from Volumes 1 (1975) to 43 (2017) use the WRC Knowledge Hub search function. Articles from 1975–1997 are available as scanned PDF files and from 1998 onward as searchable PDF files.
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Water SA is an open access journal and all content is available without charge to the user. The content of this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal under the terms of this Licence, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The publisher’s version of the article may be archived in an online repository, by the author or any other user.
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2020 Impact Factor – 1.247; 2020 5-year Impact Factor –1.589
2019 Impact Factor – 1.094; 2019 5-year Impact Factor – 1.206
2018 Impact Factor – 0.896; 2018 5-year Impact Factor – 1.098
2017 Impact Factor – 0.783; 2017 5-year Impact Factor – 1.077
2016 Impact Factor – 0.958; 2016 5-year Impact Factor – 1.116
2015 Impact Factor – 0.851; 2015 5-year Impact Factor – 1.052
2014 Impact Factor – 0.640; 2014 5-year Impact Factor – 0.962
2013 Impact Factor – 0.809; 2013 5-year Impact Factor – 0.993
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Application of the mixture design to decolourise effluent textile wastewater using continuous stirred bed reactor
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2011/01/20
Author: Ayed L; Achour S; Bakhrouf A
Application of phycoremediation technology in the treatment of wastewater from a leather-processing chemical manufacturing facility
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2011/01/20
Author: Rao PH; Kumar RR; Raghavan BG; Subramanian VV; Sivasubramanian V
A comparison between the fixture unit approach and Monte Carlo simulation for designing water distribution systems
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2011/01/20
Author: Mui KW; Wong LT
The defouling of membranes using polymer beads containing magnetic micro particles
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: McLachlan D
Sonochemical degradation of the antibiotic cephalexin in aqueous solution
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Guo W; Wang H; Shi Y; Zhang G
Soil-water relationships in the Weatherley catchment, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Van Huyssteen CW; Zere TB; Hensley M
Soil as indicator of hillslope hydrological behaviour in the Weatherley Catchment, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Van Tol JJ; Le Roux PAL; Hensley M; Lorentz SA
REVIEW: The fundamental mechanism of aqueous contaminant removal by metallic iron
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Noubactep C
REVIEW: Endocrine disrupting chemicals (phenol and phthalates) in the South African environment: A need for more monitoring
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Olujimi OO; Fatoki OS; Odendaal JP; Okonkwo JO
Non-statutory barriers and incentives to stakeholder participation in reducing water pollution: A South African case study
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Neysmith J; Dent M
Multi-criteria decision making for water resource management: A case study of the Gediz River Basin, Turkey
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Yilmaz B; Harmancioglu NB
Investigation of potential water quality and quantity impacts associated with mining of the shallow Waterberg coal reserves, west of the Daarby Fault, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Bester M; Vermeulen PD
How much water is enough? Domestic metered water consumption and free basic water volumes: The case of Eastwood, Pietermaritzburg
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Smith JA
Functionalised natural zeolite and its potential for treating drinking water containing excess amount of nitrate
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Onyango MS; Masukume M; Aoyi O; Otieno FAO
Estimating the recreational value of freshwater inflows into the Klein and Kwelera estuaries: An application of the zonal travel cost method
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: du Preez M; Hosking S
Comparative assessment of widespread irrigation with low quality mine-water in undisturbed and rehabilitated mine-lands in the upper Olifants using the ACRU2000 model
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Idowu OA; Lorentz SA; Annandale JG; Aken M; McCartney MP; Thornton-Dibb SLC; Westhuizen A
COMMENT ON: Winde (2010) Uranium pollution of the Wonderfonteinspruit, 1997-2008 (Water SA 36 (3) 239-278)
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Wendel G
Bioaccumulation of non-essential trace metals in tissues and organs of Clarias gariepinus (sharptooth catfish) from the Vaal River system – strontium, aluminium, lead and nickel
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Crafford D; Avenant-Oldewage A
Assessing users’ experience of shared sanitation facilities: A case study of community ablution blocks in Durban, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Roma E; Buckley C; Jefferson B; Jeffrey P
Abundance of pathogenic bacteria and viral indicators in chlorinated effluents produced by four wastewater treatment plants in the Gauteng Province, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: Dungeni M; van der Merwe RR; Momba MNB
A survey of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 in estuarine waters and sediments of Beira, Mozambique
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/10/28
Author: du Preez M; van der Merwe MR; Cumbana A; le Roux W
Water network rehabilitation: a group decision-making approach
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Morais DC; Almeida AT
Using satellite-based rainfall data to support the implementation of environmental water requirements in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Sawunyama T; Hughes DA
The use of liver histopathology, lipid peroxidation and acetylcholinesterase assays as biomarkers of contaminant-induced stress in the Cape stumpnose, Rhabdosargus holubi (Teleostei: Sparidae), from selected South African estuaries
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Richardson NK; Gordon AK; Muller WJ; Pletschke BI; Whitfield AK
The effect of silica concentration on the biosorption of Cu2+ and Co2+ from aqueous solutions mediated by strains of Bacillus
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Dlamini NP; Mamba BB; Mulaba-Bafubiandi AF
The effect of conditioning with NaCl, KCl and HCl on the performance of natural clinoptilolite’s removal efficiency of Cu2+ and Co2+ from Co/Cu synthetic solutions
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Mamba BB; Nyembe DW; Mulaba-Bafubiandi AF
The abundance of Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. in treated effluents produced by four wastewater treatment plants in the Gauteng Province of South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Dungeni M; Momba MNB
Synthesis of silver impregnated carbon nanotubes and cyclodextrin polyurethanes for the disinfection of water
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Lukhele LP; Krause RWM; Mamba BB; Momba MNB
SHORT COMMUNICATION: Effect of altitude on erosive characteristics of concurrent rainfall events in the northern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Nel W; Reynhardt DA; Sumner PD
Options for meeting the ecological Reserve for a raised Clanwilliam Dam
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Brown CA; van der Berg E; Sparks A; Magoba RN
Optimising the allocation of groundwater carrying capacity in a data-scarce region
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Li X-G; Wei X; Lu Y-D
Optimisation of the membrane-assisted passive sampler and its comparison with solid phase extraction technique
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Nyoni H; Chimuka L; Vrana B; Cukrowska E; Tutu H
Framework for local government to implement integrated water resource management linked to water service delivery
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Haigh EH; Fox HE; Davies-Coleman HD
Flux flow and cleaning enhancement in a spiral membrane element, using continuous infrasonic backpulsing
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: McLachlan DS; Koen D; Sanderson RD
Comparison of conventional culture and real-time quantitative PCR using SYBR Green for detection of Legionella pneumophila in water samples
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Fittipaldi M; Codony F; Morat├│ J
Challenges in using fish communities for assessing the ecological integrity of non-perennial rivers
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Avenant MF
A conceptual model for the development and management of the Cape Flats aquifer, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/07/29
Author: Adelana S; Xu Y; Vrbka P
Uranium pollution of the Wonderfonteinspruit, 1997-2008 Part 2: Uranium in water – concentrations, loads and associated risks
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/04/28
Author: Winde F
Uranium pollution of the Wonderfonteinspruit, 1997-2008 Part 1: Uranium toxicity, regional background and mining-related sources of uranium pollution
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/04/28
Author: Winde F
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