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Endocrine disruptive activity and occurrence of pharmaceuticals and viral content in selected water sources in Melusi, Pretoria
Dissertation (MSc (Environmental Health))--University of Pretoria, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/92057 Endocrine disruptive activity and occurrence of pharmaceuticals and viral content in selected water sources in Melusi, Pretoria Patrick, Sean Mark miane.swanepoel@gmail.com Shirinde, Joyce Swanepoel, Hermina Johanna UCTD Endocrine disrupting chemicals Pharmaceuticals Vital content Waste water treatment Drinking water quality South Africa Health sciences theses SDG-03 Health sciences theses SDG-06 Dissertation (MSc (Environmental Health))--University of Pretoria, 2022. The quality of drinking water is a global concern. The increase in ineffective Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP) and increased human activity contribute to water pollution, resulting in adverse health effects in various populations dependent on these water sources. Water sources are often contaminated with chemicals and pollutants, some of which have endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) properties. The p study site Melusi is a non-sewage informal settlement in Pretoria North, home to over 3000 inhabitants, dependent on external water sources for daily water use and consumption. Thus it is imperative to screen water contaminants, particularly EDCs, to protect the drinking water source and decontamination to ensure drinking water supply security and resilience. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, pharmaceuticals and viral content in drinking water sources and WWTP in Melusi, Pretoria. The study is novel in that although these contaminants have been noted in an array of literature; however, not much has been reported in a South African context. Thus the results are critical to investigating the extent of the problem from these contaminants. UP UNICEF ONEHEALTH FOR CHANGE (UP-OHC) em2026 School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) MSc (Environmental Health) Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-06: Clean water and sanitation 2023-08-28T06:33:47Z 2023-08-28T06:33:47Z 2023-09-04 2022 Dissertation * S2023 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92057 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.24006954 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Endocrine disrupting chemicals Pharmaceuticals Vital content Waste water treatment Drinking water quality South Africa Health sciences theses SDG-03 Health sciences theses SDG-06 Endocrine disruptive activity and occurrence of pharmaceuticals and viral content in selected water sources in Melusi, Pretoria |
| title | Endocrine disruptive activity and occurrence of pharmaceuticals and viral content in selected water sources in Melusi, Pretoria |
| title_full | Endocrine disruptive activity and occurrence of pharmaceuticals and viral content in selected water sources in Melusi, Pretoria |
| title_fullStr | Endocrine disruptive activity and occurrence of pharmaceuticals and viral content in selected water sources in Melusi, Pretoria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endocrine disruptive activity and occurrence of pharmaceuticals and viral content in selected water sources in Melusi, Pretoria |
| title_short | Endocrine disruptive activity and occurrence of pharmaceuticals and viral content in selected water sources in Melusi, Pretoria |
| title_sort | endocrine disruptive activity and occurrence of pharmaceuticals and viral content in selected water sources in melusi pretoria |
| topic | UCTD Endocrine disrupting chemicals Pharmaceuticals Vital content Waste water treatment Drinking water quality South Africa Health sciences theses SDG-03 Health sciences theses SDG-06 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92057 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.24006954 |