South Africa's water resources are, in global terms, scarce and extremely limited (DWAF, 2004).
Groundwater is a valuable source of potable water in South Africa. It was found that most of the health
facilities in the Limpopo Province depend on groundwater as sole source of potable water.
Groundwater quality is to a great extent influenced by the dominant land use in the vicinity of an
aquifer. It is therefore important to carefully manage possible pollution sources of anthropogenic origin.
This may be seen as pro–active water quality management that may result in significant saving on water
treatment.
This aim of this study is to obtain a regional view of the water quality situation at clinics and other health
facilities in the Limpopo Province. It was found that the general water quality at health facilities in the
Province is questionable. It is of concern to note that 56% of health facilities use water that is
unacceptable for human consumption.
Water quality may be managed by introducing appropriate treatment options to treat the water to ideal
water quality standards. This dissertation explores some treatment options used at health facilities in
the Province. The efficiency of these treatment systems is also investigated. / Thesis (M.Sc. (Geography and Environmental Studies))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/4616 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Stander, Jan Hendrik |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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