Vhahangwele Masindi

Prof. Dr. Vhahangwele Masindi

Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), P. O. Box 392, Florida 1710, South Africa
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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

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27 June 2018
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Khathutshelo MuediKhathutshelo Muedi
Khathutshelo Muedi
The environment and its compartments have been severely polluted by heavy metals. This has compromised the ability of the environment to foster life and render its intrinsic values. Heavy metals are known to be naturally occurring compounds, but anthropogenic activities introduce them in large quantities in different environmental compartments. This leads to the environment’s ability to foster life being reduced as human, animal, and plant health become threatened. This occurs due to bioaccumulation in the food chains as a result of the nondegradable state of the heavy metals. Remediation of heavy metals requires special attention to protect soil quality, air quality, water quality, human health, animal health, and all spheres as a collection. Developed physical and chemical heavy metal remediation technologies are demanding costs which are not feasible, time-consuming, and release additional waste to the environment. This chapter summarises the problems related to heavy metal pollution and various remediation technologies. A case study in South Africa mines were also used.

1 April 2017 in Journal of Environmental Management
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TNTholiso Ngulube
Tholiso Ngulube
Jabulani Ray GumboJabulani Ray Gumbo
Jabulani Ray Gumbo
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Vhahangwele Masindi
AMArjun Maity
Arjun Maity

1 July 2020 in Journal of Hazardous Materials
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Tran Hai NguyenTran Hai Nguyen
Tran Hai Nguyen
FTFatma Tomul
Fatma Tomul
NHNguyen Thi Hoang Ha
Nguyen Thi Hoang Ha
DNDong Thanh Nguyen
Dong Thanh Nguyen
ELEder Lima
Eder Lima
SWSeung Han Woo
Seung Han Woo

1 September 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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Vhahangwele Masindi
EFTHALIA CHATZISYMEONEFTHALIA CHATZISYMEON
EFTHALIA CHATZISYMEON
IKIoannis (Yannis) Kortidis
Ioannis (Yannis) Kortidis
SFSpyros Foteinis
Spyros Foteinis


15 March 2024 in Water Resources and Industry
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TRT.E. Rasilingwani
T.E. Rasilingwani
JGJ.R. Gumbo
J.R. Gumbo
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Vhahangwele Masindi
SFS. Foteinis
S. Foteinis