Water is becoming increasingly scarce all over the world. All indicators of water availability show that per capita supplies will continue to decline in the years ahead. A conservative recent estimate projects that 1.8 billion people will live in regions or countries with “absolute water...

Road deposited sediment (RDS) is regarded as sinks for metal pollutants derived from road-traffic that may pose a danger for the nearby water environment. The reported study aims to analyse RDS build-up and associated metal emission patterns using Riccarton Campus of Heriot Watt University,...

Industrialisation is one of the main pillars of economic development but it is usually associated with significantly negative impacts on the environment. Environmental damage impedes development efforts; destroys resources; especially water; and redirects government objectives towards reducing...