Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas build-ups within wastewater networks are the main cause of accelerated biogenic corrosion in concrete structures. Unless countered, H2S will significantly shorten the life of infrastructure assets, but there’s a proven...
The Water Research Commission (WRC) has led the South African initiative towards developing web-based epidemiology (WBE) platform that reports on the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in collected samples of wastewater. Launched together with the...
Contractors Concor in partnership with OptiPower, have been awarded the R202 million infrastructure project for the structural foundations and associated infrastructure for of 24 dishes to the sixty-four dish MeerKAT radio telescope. Located in a...
The Water Research Commission is monitoring wastewater for #COVID19 infections in communities. The first of the three-phase programme was successfully completed in September. Launched in May by the Water Research Commission (WRC), the special...