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Rapid geomorphological change in an urban estuary: a case study of the Eerste River, Cape Town, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The Eerste River estuary is one of eleven estuaries draining into False Bay. lt is an urban river system and has therefore been subjected to human interference, which has resulted in degradation. This study focuses on ...
Groundwater quality monitoring : An approach to groundwater resource quality protection
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Resource protection is considered by the National Water Act (Act No. 36, 1998)
of South Africa as one of the methods that can lead to resource management.
Furthermore, the Water Services Act (Act No. 108, 1997) regards ...
Evaluation of satherlandia frutescens for anti.cancer activity
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The claim for anti-cancer activity of the plant Sutherlandiafrutescens was
investigated against some cancer cell lines in-vitro and against a dichlorvos induced
chemical carcinogenesis in-vivo. A preliminary phytochemical ...
Ecology and conservation of high altitude amphibians
(UWC, 2002)
This study looked at the breeding ecology of the anurans, found in the Landdroskop mountain range in Grabouw, and some recommendations as to their conservation are made. There is very little known about the frogs in South ...
The synthesis of Ventiloquinones J and F
(University of Western Cape, 2002)
In chapter 2 the synthesis of ventiloquinone J is described, starting from vanillin, the key intermediate cis-3,4-dihydro-5,7-dimethoxy-10-
methoxymethyleneoxy-1,3-dimethyl-1H-naphtho[2.3-c]pyran-6,9-dione was prepared ...
Studies of foraminifera associated with gelidium pristoides (turner) keutzing (gelidiales: rhodophyta)
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Our understanding of the macrofauna of hard intertidal substrata around South
Africa is fairly comprehensive, and we have a good understanding of the environmental
factors responsible for structuring macrofaunal communities ...
An approach to acquifer test pumping in fractured crystalline aquifers with a case study in Namaqualand
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Water resources in South Africa are being stressed. Due to this concern more emphasis should be placed on determining where we can improve our existing methods for the calculation of sustainable yield. Current approaches ...
Bioinformatics and polymerase chain reaction: Tools to determine the host specificity of Salmonella typhi murium
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The nucleotide primer pair, Redl and Red2, was designed from the nucleotide
sequence obtained from the NCBI database (Fig. 2.1). This nucleotide sequence
encodes for the Salmonella typhimurium invasion gene D protein ...
Molecular, functional and biological characterization of a single enveloped nucleopolyhedrovirus infecting the crop pest Helicoverpa armigera
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
My study involves a detailed molecular and cellular characterisation of a South African isolate of a nucleopolyhedrovints (I.IPV) isolated from the Lepidopteran insect Helicoverpa armigera (HaSNPV-SA). Chapter two entails ...
Study of the use of Electret Ion chambers as radom dosimeters in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Radon is a naturally occuring radioactive gas which has been shown to be a major contribution to background dose. The underground mines in South Africa present a major occupational hazard. A need for cheap personal monitoring ...