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South Africa

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Environmental Scientist specialising in soil and water chemistry.

Profile Summary

I am a soil and water scientist. My main areas of interest and expertise lie in environmental chemistry, particularly in redox reactions. I have experience and knowledge in the following areas: Soil chemistry, soil degradation and pollution, water chemistry, water pollution, wastewater treatment, chemical oxidation processes and organic pollutants. I also have extensive laboratory and analysis experience in the field with experience in the following analytical techniques and analysis: XRF, XRD, SEM, SEM-EDS, TOC, pH and COD. I also have experience in using the data analysis program R.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Environmental Chemistry
• ☆ Soil Science
• ☆ Water Pollution
• ☆ Water Treatment

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research User Research, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Big Data Analytics

Work Experience

Practical Demonstrator

University of Pretoria

June 2018 - Present

Tutor

Master Maths & Science

February 2017 - 2018

Education

MSc (Applied Sciences) in Environmental Technology

University of Pretoria

January 2019 - Present

BSc (Hons) in Soil Science

University of Pretoria

January 2018 - December 2018

BSc Environmental Sciences

University of Pretoria

January 2014 - December 2017

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2020). Catalytic Wet Peroxide Oxidation of Methyl Orange using Naturally-Occurring South African Ilmenite as a Catalyst . Chemical Engineering Transactions.