1<!DOCTYPE html> 2<html lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 3<head> 4 <meta charset="utf-8"> 5 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> 6 <title> 7 Water SA 8 </title> 9 10 11<link rel="icon" href="https://watersa.net/public/journals/11/favicon_en_US.jpg" /> 12<meta name="csrf-token" content="mmSnurQFPXkjjpPJcqi6UDCKVe8ueK0smJ9RpF0j" /> 13<meta name="description" content="Water SA is a multidisciplinary international journal publishing original research and review articles on all aspects of water science, technology, engineering and policy. The primary focus of the journal is on content that is relevant to the needs of Southern Africa, which includes research that is of broad international interest or of particular relevance to the African continent." /> 14<meta name="generator" content="Open Journal Systems 3.5.0.4" /> 15<link rel='alternate' hreflang='en' href='https://watersa.net/en' /> 16<link rel='alternate' hreflang='de' href='https://watersa.net/de' /> 17<link rel='alternate' hreflang='es' href='https://watersa.net/es' /> 18<link rel='alternate' hreflang='fr' href='https://watersa.net/fr' /> 19<link rel='alternate' hreflang='pt-BR' href='https://watersa.net/pt_BR' /> 20<link rel='alternate' hreflang='pt' href='https://watersa.net/pt' /> 21<link rel='alternate' hreflang='zh-Hans' href='https://watersa.net/zh_Hans' /> 22<link rel='alternate' hreflang='x-default' href='https://watersa.net/' /> 23<link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://watersa.net/en/gateway/plugin/WebFeedGatewayPlugin/atom"> 24<link rel="alternate" type="application/rdf+xml" href="https://watersa.net/en/gateway/plugin/WebFeedGatewayPlugin/rss"> 25<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://watersa.net/en/gateway/plugin/WebFeedGatewayPlugin/rss2"> 26 <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://watersa.net/$$$call$$$/page/page/css?name=stylesheet" type="text/css" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://watersa.net/lib/pkp/styles/fontawesome/fontawesome.css?v=3.5.0.4" type="text/css" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://watersa.net/plugins/themes/default/js/lib/swiper/swiper-bundle.min.css?v=3.5.0.4" type="text/css" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://watersa.net/plugins/generic/credit/styles.css?v=3.5.0.4" type="text/css" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://watersa.net/public/journals/11/styleSheet.css?d=" type="text/css" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://watersa.net/public/site/styleSheet.css?v=3.5.0.4" type="text/css" /> 27</head> 28<body class="pkp_page_index pkp_op_index has_site_logo" dir="ltr"> 29 30 <div class="pkp_structure_page"> 31 32 <header class="pkp_structure_head" id="headerNavigationContainer" role="banner"> 33 <nav class="cmp_skip_to_content" aria-label="Jump to content links"> 34 <a href="#pkp_content_main">Skip to main content</a> 35 <a href="#siteNav">Skip to main navigation menu</a> 36 <a href="#homepageIssue">Skip to the current issue</a> 37 <a href="#pkp_content_footer">Skip to site footer</a> 38</nav> 39 40 <div class="pkp_head_wrapper"> 41 42 <div class="pkp_site_name_wrapper"> 43 <button class="pkp_site_nav_toggle"> 44 <span>Open Menu</span> 45 </button> 46 <h1 class="pkp_screen_reader"> 47 Water SA 48 </h1> 49 <div class="pkp_site_name"> 50 <a href=" https://watersa.net/en/index 51 " class="is_img"> 52 <img src="https://watersa.net/public/journals/11/pageHeaderLogoImage_en_US.png" width="1900" height="262" /> 53 </a> 54 </div> 55 </div> 56 57 58 <nav class="pkp_site_nav_menu" aria-label="Site Navigation"> 59 <a id="siteNav"></a> 60 <div class="pkp_navigation_primary_row"> 61 <div class="pkp_navigation_primary_wrapper"> 62 <ul id="navigationPrimary" class="pkp_navigation_primary pkp_nav_list"> 63 <li class=""> 64 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/issue/current"> 65 Current 66 </a> 67 </li> 68 <li class=""> 69 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/issue/archive"> 70 Archives 71 </a> 72 <ul> 73 <li class=""> 74 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/issue/archive"> 75 2014 - CURRENT 76 </a> 77 </li> 78 <li class=""> 79 <a href="https://journals.co.za/content/journal/waters"> 80 1975 - 2013 81 </a> 82 </li> 83 </ul> 84 </li> 85 <li class="">
86 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/about"> 87 About 88 </a> 89 <ul> 90 <li class=""> 91 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/about"> 92 About the Journal 93 </a> 94 </li> 95 <li class=""> 96 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/edteam"> 97 Editorial Team 98 </a> 99 </li> 100 </ul> 101 </li> 102 <li class=""> 103 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/about/submissions"> 104 Submit 105 </a> 106 </li> 107 <li class=""> 108 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/guide-to-authors"> 109 Guide to authors 110 </a> 111 </li> 112 <li class=""> 113 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/Editorial-policies"> 114 Editorial Policies 115 </a> 116 </li> 117 <li class=""> 118 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/about/contact"> 119 Contact 120 </a> 121 </li> 122 </ul> 123 124 125 126 <div class="pkp_navigation_search_wrapper"> 127 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/search" class="pkp_search pkp_search_desktop"> 128 <span class="fa fa-search" aria-hidden="true"></span> 129 Search 130 </a> 131 </div> 132 </div> 133 </div> 134 <div class="pkp_navigation_user_wrapper" id="navigationUserWrapper"> 135 <ul id="navigationUser" class="pkp_navigation_user pkp_nav_list"> 136 <li class="profile"> 137 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/user/register"> 138 Register 139 </a> 140 </li> 141 <li class="profile"> 142 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/login"> 143 Login 144 </a> 145 </li> 146 </ul> 147 148 </div> 149 </nav> 150 </div><!-- .pkp_head_wrapper --> 151 </header><!-- .pkp_structure_head --> 152 153 <div class="pkp_structure_content has_sidebar"> 154 <div class="pkp_structure_main" role="main"> 155 <a id="pkp_content_main"></a> 156 157<div class="page_index_journal"> 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 <section class="current_issue"> 166 <a id="homepageIssue"></a> 167 <h2> 168 Current Issue 169 </h2> 170 <div class="current_issue_title"> 171 Vol. 52 No. 3 July (2026): Water SA 172 </div> 173 <div class="obj_issue_toc"> 174 175 176 <div class="heading"> 177 178 179 180 181 182 <div class="published"> 183 <span class="label"> 184 Published: 185 </span> 186 <span class="value"> 187 2026-07-31 188 </span> 189 </div> 190 </div> 191 192 193 <div class="sections"> 194 <div class="section"> 195 <h2> 196 Research paper 197 </h2> 198 <ul class="cmp_article_list articles"> 199 <li> 200 201 202 203<div class="obj_article_summary"> 204 205 <h4 class="title"> 206 <a id="article-28252" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28252"> 207 Physicochemical stream response to diurnal, seasonal, and synoptic drivers on sub-Antarctic Marion Island 208 </a> 209 </h4> 210 211 <div class="meta"> 212 <div class="authors"> 213 Kayla Cassandra Schoenknecht, David William Hedding, Werner Nel 214 </div> 215 216 217 218 </div> 219 220 <ul class="galleys_links"> 221 <li> 222 223 224 225 226<a class="obj_galley_link pdf" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28252/26108" id="article-28252-galley-26108" aria-labelledby="article-28252-galley-26108 article-28252"> 227 228 PDF 229 230 </a> 231 </li> 232 </ul> 233 234 235</div> 236 </li> 237 <li> 238 239 240 241<div class="obj_article_summary"> 242 243 <h4 class="title"> 244 <a id="article-28254" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28254"> 245 Pollutant source identification in a Platinum Belt headwater catchment: a comparative geospatial assessment of dissolved and sediment-bound metals 246 </a> 247 </h4> 248 249 <div class="meta"> 250 <div class="authors"> 251 Jonathan C Levin, Marc S Humphries, Christopher J Curtis, Darragh J Woodford 252 </div> 253 254 255 256 </div> 257 258 <ul class="galleys_links"> 259 <li> 260 261 262 263 264<a class="obj_galley_link pdf" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28254/26110" id="article-28254-galley-26110" aria-labelledby="article-28254-galley-26110 article-28254"> 265 266 PDF 267 268 </a> 269 </li> 270 </ul> 271 272 273</div> 274 </li> 275 <li> 276 277 278 279<div class="obj_article_summary"> 280 281 <h4 class="title"> 282 <a id="article-28255" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28255"> 283 Investigation of perfluoroalkyl acid contamination hotspots in South Africa: a case study of fire outbreak sites 284 </a> 285 </h4> 286 287 <div class="meta"> 288 <div class="authors"> 289 Bernard Barnor, Albert Eshun, Christopher Curtis, Kriveshini Pillay 290 </div> 291 292 293 294 </div> 295 296 <ul class="galleys_links"> 297 <li> 298 299 300 301 302<a class="obj_galley_link pdf" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28255/26109" id="article-28255-galley-26109" aria-labelledby="article-28255-galley-26109 article-28255"> 303 304 PDF 305 306 </a> 307 </li> 308 </ul> 309 310 311</div> 312 </li> 313 <li> 314 315 316 317<div class="obj_article_summary"> 318 319 <h4 class="title"> 320 <a id="article-28256" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28256">
321 Irrigation water rights trade and irrigation efficiency: evidence from China 322 </a> 323 </h4> 324 325 <div class="meta"> 326 <div class="authors"> 327 Hang Xu, Rui Yang 328 </div> 329 330 331 332 </div> 333 334 <ul class="galleys_links"> 335 <li> 336 337 338 339 340<a class="obj_galley_link pdf" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28256/26111" id="article-28256-galley-26111" aria-labelledby="article-28256-galley-26111 article-28256"> 341 342 PDF 343 344 </a> 345 </li> 346 </ul> 347 348 349</div> 350 </li> 351 <li> 352 353 354 355<div class="obj_article_summary"> 356 357 <h4 class="title"> 358 <a id="article-28257" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28257"> 359 Modelling soil water content in different tillage systems and soil types using machine learning 360 </a> 361 </h4> 362 363 <div class="meta"> 364 <div class="authors"> 365 W Mupangwa, L Chipindu, B Ncube, TP Tauro 366 </div> 367 368 369 370 </div> 371 372 <ul class="galleys_links"> 373 <li> 374 375 376 377 378<a class="obj_galley_link pdf" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28257/26112" id="article-28257-galley-26112" aria-labelledby="article-28257-galley-26112 article-28257"> 379 380 PDF 381 382 </a> 383 </li> 384 </ul> 385 386 387</div> 388 </li> 389 <li> 390 391 392 393<div class="obj_article_summary"> 394 395 <h4 class="title"> 396 <a id="article-28259" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28259"> 397 Assessment of yield and water productivity of subsurface drip irrigated onion under varying lateral spacing and irrigation water quality, and in comparison with surface drip irrigation method 398 </a> 399 </h4> 400 401 <div class="meta"> 402 <div class="authors"> 403 Mukesh Kumar, Darshana Duhan, Ram Naresh, Kuldeep Singh, Raj Kumar Jhorar, Amandeep Singh 404 </div> 405 406 407 408 </div> 409 410 <ul class="galleys_links"> 411 <li> 412 413 414 415 416<a class="obj_galley_link pdf" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28259/26113" id="article-28259-galley-26113" aria-labelledby="article-28259-galley-26113 article-28259"> 417 418 PDF 419 420 </a> 421 </li> 422 </ul> 423 424 425</div> 426 </li> 427 <li> 428 429 430 431<div class="obj_article_summary"> 432 433 <h4 class="title"> 434 <a id="article-28260" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28260"> 435 Wastewater plants as unrecognized air polluters: extreme HâS, CHâ, and industrial-linked NOâ emissions in arid Jordan 436 </a> 437 </h4> 438 439 <div class="meta"> 440 <div class="authors"> 441 Raha M Kharabsheh, Ahmed Bdour, Carlos Calderón-Guerrero 442 </div> 443 444 445 446 </div> 447 448 <ul class="galleys_links"> 449 <li> 450 451 452 453 454<a class="obj_galley_link pdf" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28260/26114" id="article-28260-galley-26114" aria-labelledby="article-28260-galley-26114 article-28260"> 455 456 PDF 457 458 </a> 459 </li> 460 </ul> 461 462 463</div> 464 </li> 465 <li> 466 467 468 469<div class="obj_article_summary"> 470 471 <h4 class="title"> 472 <a id="article-28261" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28261"> 473 Optimising retention time and gravel media in ebb-and-flow filter for postâanaerobic digester brewery effluent treatment 474 </a> 475 </h4> 476 477 <div class="meta"> 478 <div class="authors"> 479 EO Obado, H Kaiser, RP Taylor, NC Mabasa, S Agembe, JO Manyala, DM Liti 480 </div> 481 482 483 484 </div> 485 486 <ul class="galleys_links"> 487 <li> 488 489 490 491 492<a class="obj_galley_link pdf" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28261/26115" id="article-28261-galley-26115" aria-labelledby="article-28261-galley-26115 article-28261"> 493 494 PDF 495 496 </a> 497 </li> 498 </ul> 499 500 501</div> 502 </li> 503 <li> 504 505 506 507<div class="obj_article_summary"> 508 509 <h4 class="title"> 510 <a id="article-28263" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28263"> 511 Response surface optimization with central composite design of a coagulation process using Opuntia microdasys coagulant for turbid water treatment 512 </a> 513 </h4> 514 515 <div class="meta"> 516 <div class="authors"> 517 Nayab Zahara, Arfa Iqbal 518 </div> 519 520 521 522 </div> 523 524 <ul class="galleys_links"> 525 <li> 526 527 528 529 530<a class="obj_galley_link pdf" href="https://watersa.net/en/article/view/28263/26116" id="article-28263-galley-26116" aria-labelledby="article-28263-galley-26116 article-28263"> 531 532 PDF 533 534 </a> 535 </li> 536 </ul> 537 538 539</div> 540 </li> 541 </ul>
542 </div> 543 </div><!-- .sections --> 544</div> 545 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/issue/archive" class="read_more"> 546 View All Issues 547 </a> 548 </section> 549 550 </div><!-- .page --> 551 552 </div><!-- pkp_structure_main --> 553 554 <div class="pkp_structure_sidebar left" role="complementary"> 555 <div class="pkp_block block_custom" id="customblock-advertisements"> 556 <h2 class="title pkp_screen_reader">advertisements</h2> 557 <div class="content"> 558 <p><a href="https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/watersa/about/submissions"><img src="/public/site/images/assafspu/Sign-up.png"></a></p> 559<p><a href="https://control.mailblaze.com/index.php/lists/gw7135njvp13b/subscribe"><img src="https://watersa.net/public/site/images/tsherwill/mceclip1.png"></a></p> 560 </div> 561</div> 562 563 </div><!-- pkp_sidebar.left --> 564 </div><!-- pkp_structure_content --> 565 566<div class="pkp_structure_footer_wrapper" role="contentinfo"> 567 <a id="pkp_content_footer"></a> 568 569 <div class="pkp_structure_footer"> 570 571 <div class="pkp_footer_content"> 572 <p><a href="https://www.assaf.org.za/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://www.africanentomology.com/public/site/images/assafspu/ASSAF-Logo-Transparent-(300-dpi-PNG).png" /></a></p> 573 </div> 574 575 <div class="pkp_brand_footer"> 576 <a href="https://watersa.net/en/about/aboutThisPublishingSystem"> 577 <img alt="More information about the publishing system, Platform and Workflow by OJS/PKP." src="https://watersa.net/templates/images/ojs_brand.png"> 578 </a> 579 </div> 580 </div> 581</div><!-- pkp_structure_footer_wrapper --> 582 583</div><!-- pkp_structure_page --> 584
585<script src="https://watersa.net/js/build/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.5.0.4" type="text/javascript"></script>
585<script src="https://watersa.net/js/build/jquery-ui/jquery-ui.min.js?v=3.5.0.4" type="text/javascript"></script>
585<script src="https://watersa.net/plugins/themes/default/js/lib/popper/popper.js?v=3.5.0.4" type="text/javascript"></script>
585<script src="https://watersa.net/plugins/themes/default/js/lib/bootstrap/util.js?v=3.5.0.4" type="text/javascript"></script>
585<script src="https://watersa.net/plugins/themes/default/js/lib/bootstrap/dropdown.js?v=3.5.0.4" type="text/javascript"></script>
585<script src="https://watersa.net/plugins/themes/default/js/lib/swiper/swiper-bundle.min.js?v=3.5.0.4" type="text/javascript"></script>
585<script type="text/javascript">var pkpDefaultThemeI18N = {"nextSlide":"Next slide","prevSlide":"Previous slide"}</script>
585<script src="https://watersa.net/plugins/themes/default/js/main.js?v=3.5.0.4" type="text/javascript"></script>
585 586 587 588</body> 589</html>
Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.