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| Title | Water quality mapping in the Upper Berg and Breede River Catchments |
| Group | Soil Physics and Land Management group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 24-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | Michel Riksen |
| Examiner(s) | Coen Ritsema |
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| Begin date | 2020/02/16 |
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| Description | Problem context
Ineffective water treatment infrastructure, as well as industrial and agricultural runoff are all factors contributing to a decreasing water quality in the Upper Berg and Breede Catchments. A decline in water quality effect the ecology of the rivers and wetlands, as well determine the suitability for irrigation on local farms. Research Objective/Question The primary research objective is to identify and map ‘hotspots’ of polluting activity as well as ‘hotspots’ of high water quality. What is expected from the student (type of research) Students will be expected to conduct a literature review on water quality in the Western Cape, use GIS software to geographically display existing water quality data, possibly do water sampling field work, and conduct interview based data collection on practices influencing water quality with farmers and industry. |
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