Academic Profiles

Dr KW Maphangwa

College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
School of Environmental Sciences
Department: Environmental Sciences
Senior Lecturer
Tel: 011 471 2305
Fax: 011 471 2866
E-mail: maphakw@unisa.ac.za

Expertise

  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Plant diversity

Currently teaching

  • Environmental Risk Assessment and Management.
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Conservation Ecology

Recently completed MSc projects under my supervision:

  • Mr N.K. Singo. "An assessment of heavy metal pollution near an old copper mine dump in Musina". Graduated in October 2013..

Current M&D research projects under my supervision:

  • Mr E.O. Mahosi. "Investigation into the Riverview works effluent and possible effects on the Olifants river water quality".
  • Ms S.P. Phungula. "An evaluatian of the water quality and toxicity of wastewater in the car wash industry in Gauteng".

Fields of academic interests

Research interests:

  • Environmental Change.
  • Climate Change.
  • Air Quality.
  • Water Quality.
  • Waste Management.

Field of Specialisation

  • Environmental Monitoring and Environmental Management.

Journal articles