Publications by authors named "Hennie Smit"

Secunda is a town built amid the coalfields of the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Surrounding the town are 11 coal-fired plants (CFPs) contributing around 59% of the country's energy needs. It is also home to Sasol Synfuels, which produces synthetic gas through coal gasification and natural gas reforming.

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Granite commonly contains high concentrations of uranium, with consequent high exhalation of radon. The geology of the West Coast peninsula of South Africa is dominated by granite, and a recent article predicted potentially high indoor radon concentrations in this region's two largest towns, Vredenburg and Saldanha. This research aimed to measure indoor radon levels in these towns.

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