Environmental & Physical Sciences

A survey on management of upstream land use and its impact on downstream water quality parameters

Abstract: This paper introduces the various upstream land use activities that are

Potential for treating sewage wastewater using sewage sludge biochar

Abstract: In this study, activated biochar from municipal sewage sludge was used

A review of timber waste utilization: challenges and opportunities in Zimbabwe

Abstract: This paper is a case study review of the timber waste problem and solut

Waste management and treatment of copper slag BCL, Selebi Phikwe Botswana: review

Abstract: The production of copper bears both viable product and by product know

Investigating the feasibility of using agricultural waste as an adsorbent of gold ions in small scale gold processing plants

Abstract: The recovery of precious metals like gold is increasing each day due to

A review on material and energy recovery from waste tyres

Abstract: The tyre industry in Botswana produces and sells thousands of tyres ann

Environmental impact of food packaging materials: a review of contemporary development from conventional plastics to polylactic acid based materials

Abstract: Plastics have remained the material of choice, and after serving their

The development of a waste tyre pryrolysis production plant business model for the Gauteng Region, South Africa

Abstract: Some of today’s modern life challenges include addressing the increased

Water quality Index of waste stabilisation ponds and downstream of discharge point

Abstract: Water quality index has been used in various researches for the assessm

Chemical transformation and fate of lead in shooting range soils found in eastern and northern Botswana

Abstract: Ammunition used for military training and exercises has been found to c

Impacts of climate variability on stemborers-natural enemies trophic level interaction: implications for biological control under global change

Abstract: Lepidopteran stemborers are key destructive insect pests of cereal crop

Cross resistance to environmental stressors in Natal fruit fly, Ceratitis rosa Karsch (Diptera: Tephritidae) and its underlying physiological mechanisms

Abstract: Plastic adjustments of physiological tolerance to a particular stressor

Impact assessment of long term treated wastewater discharge on heavy metal concentration in soils from Palapye east, Botswana

Abstract: Issues on environmental soil quality continue to attract much global at

A spatio-temporal assessment of vegetation variability and degradation in Palapye, Botswana using normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) time series data from 1998 to 2016

Abstract: Vegetation plays a vital and important role in regulating climate, wate

Valorized indigenous waste materials: potentially cheap and environmentally friendly adsorbents for the removal of toxic ions from wastewater

Abstract: The aim of this thesis was to identify an abundant, easily available, c

The impact of climate variability and climate change on sorghum grain yield in the Goodhope sub district of Botswana

Abstract: In Botswana crop production has been the most vulnerable component of t

Fly ash and compost amendments and mycorrhizal inoculation enhanced the survival and growth of Delonix regia in Cu-Ni mine tailings

Abstract: Delonix regia, an ornamental tree that can tolerate an elevated level o

Characterization of drought over Botswana using multivariate statistics

Abstract: Droughts pose a significant challenge to water resources, causing sever

An Assessment of the Challenges Faced by Citizen Owned Fuel Transport Companies in Botswana and Their Impact on Enterprise Growth

Abstract: Citizens owned fuel transport companies in Botswana are startups and ar

Mechanisms of population establishment in invasive South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Abstract: Global insect pest invasions have dramatically increased over the past

Evaluation of naturally occurring radioactive materials and toxic heavy metals in the surface soil around Serule prospective mining area in Botswana

Abstract: Human exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORMs) and

Critical assessment of mechanistic pathways for chemical remediation techniques applied to Pb impacted soils at shooting ranges – a review

Abstract: Shooting ranges continue to pose environmental and human health risk du

Soil properties influence bacterial abundance and diversity under different land-use regimes in semi-arid environments

Abstract: Bacterial diversity is known to be a driver of soil ecosystem services

Pollution risk from Pb towards vegetation growing in and around shooting ranges – a review

Abstract: Commissioned and de-commissioned shooting ranges continue to pose an en

Use of remote sensing and long-term in-situ time-series data in an integrated hydrological model of the Central Kalahari Basin, Southern Africa

Abstract: Distributed numerical models, considered as optimal tools for groundwat

Assessment of the concentration of heavy metals associated with landfill leachate in Gamodubu soils in the Kweneng District, Botswana

Abstract: Composting is a common method of household waste in developing countrie

Green Computing: Students, Campus Computing and The Environment: A Case For Botswana

Abstract: How has Information Technology (IT) impacted lives, especially of stude

Adsorptive removal of heavy metals from wastewater using brick waste and copper smelter slag as low cost adsorbents

Abstract: The industrial effluents contain substantial amounts of toxic heavy met

Hydrogeochemical evaluation of groundwater quality in Dukwi wellfield in Botswana

Abstract: There has been a decline in groundwater quality in most wellfields in B

Generation and composition of municipal solid waste: case study, extension 7, Palapye, Botswana

Abstract: The rapid population growth and industrialisation has contributed to th