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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Maputaland coastal plain"”.
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Establishment of the relationship between the sediments mineral composition and groundwater quality of the primary aquifers in the Maputaland coastal plain
The Maputaland coastal plain has the largest primary aquifers in South Africa. It has highly permeable sediments that promote rapid recharge to the aquifers and strong interactions with wetlands in the region. The hydrochemical study of the Richards Bay aquifers suggested that there is rising …
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Identification of potential groundwater recharge zones: a case study of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
… recharge zones in the uMhlathuze catchment and Maputaland region using various pertinent parameters. The AHP approach and Catastrophe theory were used to determine acceptable zones by assigning weights to the 10parametersand their sub-criteriafor the uMhlathuze catchment, whilst the potential …
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The hydrochemical characterization of the Mgobezeleni catchment in Sodwana Bay
The Maputaland region comprises one of the world's most remarkable areas of biodiversity and aquatic systems. It also has the largest primary aquifers in South Africa, constituting 25% of all coastal plain aquifers found in the country. The increasing number of rural households’ development along …
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Assessment of coastal aquifer contamination using geochemical and health risk assessment in Maputaland formations, South Africa
The Maputaland coastal plain of KwaZulu-Natal is among the popular tourist areas in South Africa. Groundwater is the foremostsource for drinking and irrigation abstracted from the unconsolidated aquifers where the infiltration rate is very high. This could possibly increase the risk of aquifer …