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Gitari, W. M. Mudzielwana, R. Mudzielwana, R. Mulaudzi, Lusani 2022 2023-05-29T14:00:42Z 2023-05-29T14:00:42Z 2023-05-19 Mulaudzi, L. (2022) Assessment of groundwater quality and community’s experiences in relation to water quantity and quality challenges in Lephalale Municipality, Waterberg District, Limpopo Province in South Africa. University of Venda. South Africa.<http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2486>. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2486 Mulaudzi L. Assessment of groundwater quality and community’s experiences in relation to water quantity and quality challenges in Lephalale Municipality, Waterberg District, Limpopo Province in South Africa. []. , 2023 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2486 Mulaudzi, L. (2023). <i>Assessment of groundwater quality and community’s experiences in relation to water quantity and quality challenges in Lephalale Municipality, Waterberg District, Limpopo Province in South Africa</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2486 Mulaudzi, Lusani. <i>"Assessment of groundwater quality and community’s experiences in relation to water quantity and quality challenges in Lephalale Municipality, Waterberg District, Limpopo Province in South Africa."</i> ., , 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2486 TY - Dissertation AU - Mulaudzi, Lusani AB - The aim of this study was to assess the water quality of groundwater utilized for domestic and irrigation purposes in Lephalale Municipality, interrogate the community's experiences and issues related to water quality and supply in Lephalale local municipality, Waterberg district in Limpopo province of South Africa. The results showed that the mean values of major cations and anions were in the order; Na+>Ca2+>Mg2+>K+ and HCO3->Cl->NO3->SO42->F-, respectively. About 36% of the sampled groundwater had F- higher than the recommended limit of 1.5 mg/L. For microbial pollutants, 27 % and 41 % of the boreholes were above the threshold set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in terms of total coliform and faecal coliform, respectively. This can pose health risks to consumers. The hydrogeochemical facies revealed the dominance of mixed Ca-Mg-Cl and Ca-Cl water type which indicated the governance of rock-water interaction. About 19 % of participants from Mmatladi village indicated that they spend over a month without running water in their taps. Households have members suffering from fluorosis (28 %), and most of them do not have knowledge on water quality (78 %). The results revealed that the developed water system could treat 1.68 L of groundwater with 30 g of Al/Fe oxide Diatomaceous Earth (DE) which shows a great potential. The study recommends continuous groundwater quality monitoring in Lephalale Municipality. Due to lack of knowledge amongst the participants concerning water quality, there is a need for public awareness campaign in the area. The developed material for water treatment system needs to be enhanced to increase the adsorption capacity and minimise leaching of elements. DA - 2023-05-19 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Groundwater KW - Hydrogeochemical characteristic KW - Lephalale Local Municipality KW - Community perspectives KW - Bucket Water System KW - Diatomaceous earth KW - Defluoridation LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2023 T1 - Assessment of groundwater quality and community’s experiences in relation to water quantity and quality challenges in Lephalale Municipality, Waterberg District, Limpopo Province in South Africa TI - Assessment of groundwater quality and community’s experiences in relation to water quantity and quality challenges in Lephalale Municipality, Waterberg District, Limpopo Province in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2486 ER - MENVSC Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences The aim of this study was to assess the water quality of groundwater utilized for domestic and irrigation purposes in Lephalale Municipality, interrogate the community's experiences and issues related to water quality and supply in Lephalale local municipality, Waterberg district in Limpopo province of South Africa. The results showed that the mean values of major cations and anions were in the order; Na+>Ca2+>Mg2+>K+ and HCO3->Cl->NO3->SO42->F-, respectively. About 36% of the sampled groundwater had F- higher than the recommended limit of 1.5 mg/L. For microbial pollutants, 27 % and 41 % of the boreholes were above the threshold set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in terms of total coliform and faecal coliform, respectively. This can pose health risks to consumers. The hydrogeochemical facies revealed the dominance of mixed Ca-Mg-Cl and Ca-Cl water type which indicated the governance of rock-water interaction. About 19 % of participants from Mmatladi village indicated that they spend over a month without running water in their taps. Households have members suffering from fluorosis (28 %), and most of them do not have knowledge on water quality (78 %). The results revealed that the developed water system could treat 1.68 L of groundwater with 30 g of Al/Fe oxide Diatomaceous Earth (DE) which shows a great potential. The study recommends continuous groundwater quality monitoring in Lephalale Municipality. Due to lack of knowledge amongst the participants concerning water quality, there is a need for public awareness campaign in the area. The developed material for water treatment system needs to be enhanced to increase the adsorption capacity and minimise leaching of elements. NRF 1 online resource (x, 135 leaves) : color illustrations en University of Venda Groundwater UCTD Hydrogeochemical characteristic Lephalale Local Municipality Community perspectives Bucket Water System Diatomaceous earth Defluoridation 628.110968253 Groundwater -- South Africa -- Limpopo Water -- South Africa -- Limpopo Groundwater -- Quality Groundwater -- Purification -- South Africa -- Limpopo Water quality -- South Africa -- Limpopo Water quality -- South Africa -- Limpopo Water supply -- South Africa -- Limpopo Water supply, Rural -- South Africa -- Limpopo Fresh water -- South Africa -- Limpopo Assessment of groundwater quality and community’s experiences in relation to water quantity and quality challenges in Lephalale Municipality, Waterberg District, Limpopo Province in South Africa Dissertation open.access