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Ms VP Maiyana

Postgraduate assistant | College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
School of Ecological and Human Sustainability | Department: Environmental Sciences

Tel: 011 471 3011
Email: maiyavp@unisa.ac.za
Campus: Unisa Science Campus (Florida)
Building: Calabash
Office: 01-064

  • MSc in Environmental Science (cum laude)

  • Water quality and environmental policy
  • Microplastics

  • Mutshekwa, T., Mulaudzi, F., Maiyana, V.P., Mofu, L., Munyai, L.F. and Murungweni, F.M., 2025. Atmospheric deposition of microplastics in urban, rural, forest environments: A case study of Thulamela Local Municipality. PloS one, 20(3), p.e0313840. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313840
  • Mutshekwa, T., Motitsoe, S.N., Maiyana, V.P., Mofu, L., Ajay, K. and Phophi, L., 2025. Microplastic occurrence and densities in small subtropical reservoirs of Southern Africa. Discover Sustainability, 6(1), p.132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-00928-0

Awards

  • Unisa Council Award for best performance in a master's degree (research) in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (2023)