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Buz Kloot joined the
Earth Sciences and Resources Institute in
1999 and is Principal Investigator of
ESRI-USC’s Natural Resource Conservation and
Decision Support System project, sponsored
by the USDA. His recent work in the Bush
River watershed has involved the use of
targeted sampling to locate reaches that are
contaminated by non-point source pollution.
Buz’s current focus is on a baseline water
quality assessment in four South Carolina
watersheds (Saluda, South Edisto, Black and
Lynches) for the USDA’s Natural Resources
Conservation Services in South Carolina.
Buz’s involvement with other projects are
shown in the “Projects” tab.
Buz’s background is
originally in metallurgical operations and
technical support. He spent 12 (1985-1996)
years in various positions at Rössing
Uranium Mine including Uranium Plant
Superintendent and Senior Metallurgist, Acid
plant, Tailings and Water Management. Some
of the projects that he worked on at Rössing
Uranium included the creation of a dynamic
simulation model of the Rössing surface
water salt balance and the economics of iron
(Fe2+ and Fe3+) in plant solution. In an
operational role, he worked on practical
issues such as a halving of plant water
consumption, reducing crusher plant dust
levels to historic lows and adding 50% to
CIX and SX plant throughput through the
Resin and Solvent Health programs.
After acquiring his MBA
in 1998, Buz joined Metago Environmental
Engineers and worked on a number of plant
optimization projects in Southern Africa,
Australia and the USA. At this time, he
also participated in developing and
implementing Environmental Management
Systems (EMS) for a number of mining
operations in Southern Africa and the USA.
Buz holds a degree in Chemical Engineering
from the University of Cape Town in South
Africa, an MBA from the University of South
Carolina and a Ph.D. in Environmental Health
Sciences from USC’s Normal J. Arnold School
of Public Health.
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