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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pH dependency of 2,4-chlorophenol dechlorination by acclimated anaerobic granules
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/04/01
Author: Ning Z; Kennedy KJ; Fernandes L
Influence of organic loading rate and hydraulic retention time on the efficiency of a UASB bioreactor treating a canning factory effluent
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/04/01
Author: Trnovec W; Britz TJ
Fighting the urine blindness to provide more sanitation options
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/04/01
Author: Drangert JO
Effects of sewage sludge and refuse composition on the rate of degradation and leachate quality of co-disposed waste in a water deficient environment
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/04/01
Author: R├Âhrs LH; Fourie AB; Blight GE
Crops can be irrigated with lime-treated acid mine drainage
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/04/01
Author: Jovanovic NZ; Barnard RO; Rethman NFG; Annandale JG
Considerations for application of biosorption technology to remediate metal contaminated industrial effluents
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/04/01
Author: Atkinson BW; Bux F; Kasan HC
Tracer experiment under pumping condition in a Karoo aquifer
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Xu Y; van Tonder GJ; Van Wyk B; Van Wyk E
The establishment and characterisation of a nitrifier population in a continuous-flow multi-stage model used to study microbial growth and interactions inherent in aquatic ecosystems
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Hunter CH; Senior E; Howard JR; Bailey IW
Scale reduction and scale modification effects induced by zinc and other metal species in physical water treatment
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Coetzee PP; Yacoby M; Howell S; Mubenga S
Optimisation of primary sludge acidogenic fermentation for biological nutrient removal
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Banister SS; Pretorius WA
Invertebrates as biomonitors of sand-filter efficiency
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Adam K; Heath RGM; Steynberg MC
Indicator bacteria and regrowth potential of the drinking water in Alice, Eastern Cape
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Muyima NYO; Ngcakani F
Finding the optimum: Fluoridation of potable water in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Muller WJ; Heath RGM; Villet M
Estimating the costs of diarrhoea and epidemic dysentery in KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Pegram GC; Rollins N; Espey Q
Enzymatic cleaning of ultrafiltration membranes fouled in wool scouring effluent
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Maartens A; Swart P; Jacobs EP
An assessment of the effects of the dual co-disposal of phenol and activated sewge sludge with refuse on the refuse anaerobic fermentation and leachate quality
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Percival LJ; Senior E
A comparison of two simple titration procedures to determine volatile fatty acids
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Buchauer K
A bioventing feasibility test to aid remediation strategy
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1998/01/01
Author: Pearce K; Pretorius WA
Treatment of a high-strength leachate from a closed co-disposal landfill site in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Percival LJ; Senior E; Southway C
The optimisation of nickel extraction with the use of supported liquid membrane capsules
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Smit JJ; Koekemoer LR
The effects of supplied water quality on human health in an urban developments with limited basic subsistence facilities
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Jagals P; Grabow WOK; Williams E
The anatomy of a flash flood in the Hartbeespoort catchment
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Hely-Hutchinson JR; Schumann EH
Renovation of waste water for direct reuse in an abattoir
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Roux A; Pretorius WA
Potentiometric measurement of chemical oxygen demand
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Bilanovic D; Loewenthal RE; Avnimelech Y; Green M
Kinetic-based model for mixed meak acid/base systems
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Musvoto EV; Wentzel MC; Loewenthal RE; Ekama GA
Incidence of Salmonella spp. In sewage and semi-urban wast water treated by pond oxidation method at the University of the North
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Gopo JM; Setoaba MP; Lesufi WM; Sibara MM
Hepatitis viruses in water: Update on risk and control
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Grabow WOK
Habitat preference and population of the rock catfish (Austroglanis sclateri) in the Senqunyane River, Lesotho
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Niehaus BH; Steyn GJ; Rall JL
Determination of low chemical oxygen demand using potentiometry and a modified Grabfunction
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Loewenthal RE; Bilanovic D; Thede TM; Green M
Composite meteorological structure of flood events over the eastern mountains of South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Hargrave; Jury MR
Chromium, copper, iron and manganese bioaccumulation in some organs and tissues of Oreochromis mossambicus from the lower Olifants River, Inside the Kruger National Park
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Robinson J; Avenant-Oldewage A
An analysis method for the analysis of pumping tests in fractured aquifers
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Vivier JJP; van Tonder GJ
A strategy for evaluating the environmental impact of on-site sanitation systems
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/10/01
Author: Van Ryneveld MB; Fourie AB
The use of oxygen evolution to assess the short-term effects of toxicants on algal photosynthetic rates
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/07/01
Author: van der Heever JA; Grobbelaar JU
Technical note A résumé of WASH, UNDP, and World Bank water and sanitation experience
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/07/01
Author: Wall K
Short communication A brief assessment of a weather data generator (CLIMGEN) at Southern African sites
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/07/01
Author: Clemence BSE
Seasonal fluctuations in gonadotropin levels in the plasma and gonads of male and female tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/07/01
Author: Cornish DA; Smit GL; Campbell IM
Effect of gold-mine related operations on the physical and chemical characteristics of sediment texture
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/07/01
Author: Venter AJA; Van Vuren JHJ
Die ontwikkeling van vloedskadefunksies vir die landbousektor in die Benede-Oranjerivier
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 1997/07/01
Author: du Plessis LA; Viljoen MF
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