Ghost fishing is an ever growing danger in our oceans. This occurs when derelict fishing gear that has been discarded, lost, or abandoned, continues to disrupt the natural environment. This gear continues to fish and trap animals, entangle and kill...
Teams from the Department of Environmental Affairs and eThekwini Municipality are working around the clock to contain an oil spill from the African Sun oil factory in Durban. The factory was gutted by fire last week on Thursday. It is estimated...
As part of efforts to preserve the country’s water quality, South Africans have been urged to assist in protecting wetlands, which are crucial in water purification. Environmentalists, government officials and communities from all over South...
Water contamination in oil is a well documented quandary, which is not only limited to wet process industries like pulp and paper and outdoor machinery applications in construction and mining. This is according to Drew Leibbrandt, product engineer...