Centre in Water and Research Development
| Type | Research Entity |
|---|---|
| Established | 2017 |
Academic staff | 10+ |
| Postgraduates | 30+ |
| Location | , 26°11′35.14″S 28°01′46.95″E / 26.1930944°S 28.0297083°ECoordinates: 26°11′35.14″S 28°01′46.95″E / 26.1930944°S 28.0297083°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Campus | East campus |
| Website | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg - CiWaRD page |
The Centre in Water Research and Development (CiWaRD) is a research entity based at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in South Africa. CiWaRD supports research and development in water by embracing complexity and collaboration as the mechanism for creating novel findings and insights.[1][2][3]
CiWaRD states its values as: "We believe in a plurality of beliefs and value systems; respectful dialogue to solve conflict; the value of difference as a tool to collaborate; and in enmeshed collaboration as a means to solve water problems." The group’s mission is to conduct world-leading water research, believing water crises are man-made, and aims to actively solve these problems by creating leaders and visionaries that will secure water for people and the environment. [1]
Domains
Research is based on four thrusts:
- Water - Systems and the Environment (W:SATE)
- Water Recovery - Recycle, Re-use and Remediate (WR:R3)
- Society for Water - Citizenship and Stewardship (SW:CS)
- Water - Education (W:Ed)
Research
- Acid mine drainage (AMD) - methods of reducing, treating and managing AMD.[4]
- Constructed wetlands (CW) - waste water remediation through natural biological processes.
- Ecological Engineering - study of creating and sustaining cohabitation conditions for both humans and their environment.[5]
- Water footprinting (WF) - quantification and minimisation of water use on, amongst others, mine and paper/pulp sites.[6][7][8]
- Wastewater treatment[9][10]
- and more.
Key Projects
- URBWAT: Provision of greywater treatment wetlands in an urban, mega-city slum context.[11]
- Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) remediation: Danida grant to utilise waste products to treat the AMD and create high-value products in the process.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Centre in Water Research and Development CIWaRD - Wits University". www.wits.ac.za.
- ↑ "Proposed research unit at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg" (PDF). NSTF. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 James, Frances (2 March 2022). "Sustainability in higher education: clean water with the University of the Witwatersrand". QS.
- ↑ Smith, Janet; Sheridan, Craig; van Dyk, Lizelle; Harding, Kevin G. (July 2022). "Critical evaluation of the chemical composition of acid mine drainage for the development of statistical correlations linking electrical conductivity with acid mine drainage concentrations". Environmental Advances. 8: 100241. doi:10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100241.
- ↑ Bonner, Ricky; Aylward, Lara; Kappelmeyer, Uwe; Sheridan, Craig (2017). "A comparison of three different residence time distribution modelling methodologies for horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands". Ecological Engineering. 99: 99–113. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.11.024.
- ↑ Haggard, EL; Sheridan, CM; Harding, KG (2015). "Quantification of water usage at a South African platinum processing plant". Water SA. 41 (2): 279. doi:10.4314/wsa.v41i2.14.
- ↑ Ranchod, N; Sheridan, CM; Pint, N; Slatter, K; Harding, KG (2015). "Assessing the blue-water footprint of an opencast platinum mine in South Africa". Water SA. 41 (2): 287. doi:10.4314/wsa.v41i2.15.
- ↑ Osman, Ayesha; Crundwell, Frank; Harding, Kevin G; Sheridan, Craig M (2017). "Application of the water footprinting method and water accounting framework to a base metal refining process". Water SA. 43 (4): 722. doi:10.4314/wsa.v43i4.18.
- ↑ Brink, A.; Sheridan, C.M; Harding, K.G. (April 2017). "The Fenton oxidation of biologically treated paper and pulp mill effluents: A performance and kinetic study". Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 107: 206–215. doi:10.1016/J.PSEP.2017.02.011.
- ↑ Brink, A.; Sheridan, C.M.; Harding, K.G. (2017). "A kinetic study of a mesophilic aerobic moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) treating paper and pulp mill effluents: The impact of phenols on biodegradation rates". Journal of Water Process Engineering. 19: 35–41. doi:10.1016/J.JWPE.2017.07.003.
- ↑ "URBWAT". Water challenges for a changing world.
External links
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg - CiWaRD page
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