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Bettina Genthe
Researcher at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Publications - 55
Citations - 1090
Bettina Genthe is an academic researcher from Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Water quality & Wastewater. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 52 publications receiving 923 citations. Previous affiliations of Bettina Genthe include Council of Scientific and Industrial Research & Stellenbosch University.
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Contamination of drinking water between source and point-of-use in rural households of South Africa and Zimbabwe: implications for monitoring the Millennium Development Goal for water
Stephen W. Gundry,James S. Wright,Ronan M. Conroy,Martella du Preez,Bettina Genthe,S. Moyo,C. Mutisi,J. Ndamba,Natasha Potgieter +8 more
TL;DR: Although improved sources generally delivered ‘safe’ water at the point-of-supply, 12% of source samples were contaminated and as such were ‘unsafe’ in household storage, and this significant deterioration in microbial quality of water from improved sources was seen in both countries.
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Phthalate ester plasticizers in freshwater systems of Venda, South Africa and potential health effects.
Olalekan S Fatoki,Maria S. Bornman,L. Ravandhalala,Luke Chimuka,Bettina Genthe,Adeleke Adeniyi +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the results for phthalates in the water samples give cause for environmental concern as people's health downstream is at stake if rural populations use this water to water their vegetable gardens.
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Valuing the subsurface pathogen treatment barrier in water recycling via aquifers for drinking supplies.
Declan Page,Peter Dillon,Simon Toze,Davide Bixio,Bettina Genthe,Blanca Jiménez Cisneros,Thomas Wintgens +6 more
TL;DR: A quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) was performed at four managed aquifer recharge (MAR) sites (Australia, South Africa, Belgium, Mexico) where reclaimed wastewater and stormwater is recycled via aquifers for drinking water supplies, using the same risk-based approach that is used for public water supplies as mentioned in this paper.
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The effect of type of water supply on water quality in a developing community in South Africa
TL;DR: It is suggested that a private outdoor tap is the minimum level of water supply in order to ensure the supply of safe water to developing communities.
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The reach of human health risks associated with metals/metalloids in water and vegetables along a contaminated river catchment: South Africa and Mozambique
TL;DR: Even with a reduction in the metal concentrations in river water from South Africa to Mozambique, the potential to cause adverse human health impacts from direct use of polluted river water is evident in both countries.