Journal Publications (2021 to 2025)

Swart D., Dippenaar MA, (2025). Weathering profile of completely weathered rock from the Dullstroom Formation, South Africa. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 84:223. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-025-04224-z

van Wyk Y, Bodin J, Witthüser K, Ubomba-Jsawa E, Dippenaar MA, Butler M. (2025). Evaluating contaminant pathways in an altered vadose zone: a multidisciplinary approach in open-pit quarry environments. Environmental Earth Sciences 84:318. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-025-12318-w

Diamond R, Van Staden C, Dippenaar M (2024). Tracing Mine Water Flows in a Dolomite Quarry, South Africa, Using Hydrochemistry and Stable Isotopes. Mine Water and the Environment. 43:278-293 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-024-00980-8

Maoyi M, Van Rooy JL, Dippenaar MA, Bush R. (2024). Using rock engineering interaction matrix to assess flow behaviour through discontinuities in the unsaturated zone. (ed. Roberto Tomás, Miguel Cano, Adrián Riquelme, José Luis Pastor, David Benavente, Salvador Ordóñez) New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 345-350. ISBN 9781003429234. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003429234

Tunnell J, Dippenaar MA. (2024). Mineralogical Impact on the Compaction of Residual Gabbro Soils in the Construction of Platinum Tailings Storage Facilities. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. 14: 3609–3640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-024-01071-6

Viviers C, Van der Laan M, Gaffoor Z., Dippenaar M (2024). Downscaling and validating GLDAS groundwater storage anomalies by integrating precipitation for recharge and actual evapotranspiration for discharge. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 54:101879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2024.101879

Van Wyk Y, Dippenaar MA, Ubomba-Jaswa E. (2024). Enhancing hydrological analysis by incorporating environmental and artificial tracers of an altered vadose zone: A systematic review. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 212:1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2024.105209

Dippenaar MA (2023) The Complex Science between Water, Air, and Geology. Medicon Agriculture & Environmental Sciences. 5(2):10-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.55162/MCAES.05.128 

Swart D, Dippenaar MA, Van Rooy JL. (2023) Field tests for the identification of silts. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 82:425. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-023-03442-7

Van Wyk Y, Ubomba-Jaswa E, Dippenaar MA (2022). Potential SARS-CoV-2 contamination of groundwater as a result of mass burial: A mini-review. Science of the Total Environment. 835. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155473

Van Vuuren JH, Dippenaar MA, Van Biljon R, Van Rooy JL (2022) Seepage through permeable interlocking concrete pavements and their subgrades using a large Infiltration Table Apparatus. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. 15:44-62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42947-021-00010-8