Industrial and Mining Water Research Unit Facts for Kids

The Industrial and Mining Water Research Unit (abbreviated IMWaRU) is a research group. They are part of the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Unit Structure

The unit deals with many water issues in industry and mining.

The unit works with the Schools of Law, Chemistry, Civil and Mining engineering at the University.

Members of the group have given presentations at:

South African Institution of Chemical Engineering 2012 (Champagne Sports Resorts, South Africa);
Water Institute of Southern Africa 2012 (Cape Town, South Africa);
International Conference on Energy, Nanotechnology and Environmental Sciences 2013 (Johannesburg, South Africa);
International Conference on Power Science and Engineering 2013 (Paris, France);
Water in Mining 2013 (Brisbane, Australia);
Water in Mining 2014 (Viña del Mar, Chile);
Water Institute of Southern Africa 2014 (Mbombela, South Africa);
International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage 2015 (Santiago, Chile);
25th Annual SETAC European Meeting 2015 (Barcelona, Spain);
African Utility Week 2015 (Cape Town, South Africa);
Sustainability Week 2015 (Water Resource Seminar) (Pretoria, South Africa);
Life Cycle Management 2015 (Bordeaux, France);
School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering 21st Birthday conference;
Water Institute of Southern Africa 2016 (Durban, South Africa)

Richard Ward Building, to the right, home to the Industrial and Mining Water Research Unit.

The main location IMWaRU is in the Richard Ward Building on the East campus of the University.

The group has a broad range of research publications in the areas as listed below:

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2nd floor laboratories of the Richard Ward Building, upgraded in 2013 for use by IMWaRU and others.
Constructed wetland equipment used in research experiments by the group.