Summary: Associate Professor in Soil Science at UFS (since 2016); NRF Y1 rated researcher; 46 peer reviewed publications on hydropedology and soil management; 5 peer reviewed book chapters and one book; 19 international and 48 national congress presentations; lead/involved in 12 externally funded research projects; produced 60+ scientific consultancy reports; received 11 awards/accolades for research and/or academic outputs.
Research focus: hydropedology, environmental soil science; soil physics; pedology
Qualifications
PhD. in Soil Science (UFS): Characterizing Sub-Surface Lateral flow in selected hillslope soils to facilitate hydrological predictions (2011).
M.Sc. Agric in Soil Science (UFS): Soil indicators of Hillslope Hydrology in the Bedford and Weatherley catchments (2008) – cum laude.
B.Sc. Agric (Hons) in Soil Science (UFS) in 2007 – cum laude.
B.Sc. Agric in Soil Science and Agronomy (UFS) in 2006.
Certificate in Environmental Law (UP) in 2017 – cum laude
Affiliations
South African Council of Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) – Pr.Sci.Nat.
Council Member of Soil Science Society of South Africa
Recent relevant publications and reports
- Van Tol, J.J., van Zijl, G.M., Kotze, E., Establishing soil rehabilitation guidelines for important NRM areas. Department of Environmental Affairs (2019 – 2021).
- Van Tol, J.J., van Zijl, G.M. & Julich, S., 2020. Importance of detail soil information for hydrological modelling in an urbanised environment. Hydrology, 7, 34; doi:10.3390/hydrology7020034.
- Van Tol, J.J., Julich, S., Bouwer, D. & Riddell, E.S., 2020. Hydrological response in a savanna hillslope under different rainfall regimes, Koedoe 62(2), a1602. https://doi. org/10.4102/koedoe.v62i2.1602.
- Du Preez, C.C., van Huyssteen, C.W., Kotze, E. & van Tol, J.J., 2020. Ecosystem services in sustainable food systems: operational definitions, concepts and applications, definitions. In Rusinamhodzi, L (ed). The Role of Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Food Systems. Elsevier, United Kingdom.
- Van Tol, J.J. & Le Roux, P.A.L., 2019. Hydropedological grouping of South African soil forms. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1080/02571862.2018.1537012
- Van Tol, J.J. & Lorentz, S.A., 2018 Hydropedological interpretation of soil distribution patterns to characterise groundwater/surface-water interactions. Vadose Zone Journal. https://doi:10.2136/vzj2017.05.0097
- Van Tol, J.J., Lorentz, S.A., van Zijl, G.M. & Le Roux, P.A.L., 2018. The contribution of hydropedological assessments to the availability and sustainable water, for all (SDG#6). In Lal, R., Horn, R. & Kosaki, T. (eds). Soil and Sustainable Development Goals. Catena-Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
- Van Tol, J.J., Akpan, W., Maroyi, A., Mutengwende, N., Huchermeyer, N., Ngesi, S., Nqandeka, H.M., Mamera, M., Bradley, G. & Rowntree, K.M., 2018. The Mzimvubu Water Project: Baseline indicators for long-term impact monitoring. WRC project No. K5/2433. Water Research Commission.
- Mamera, M. & van Tol, J.J., 2018. Application of hydropedological information to conceptualise pollution migration from dry sanitation systems in the Ntabelanga area, South Africa.Air, Soil and Water Research. https:DOI: 10.1177/1178622118795485.
- Van Tol, J.J., Dzvene, A. & Le Roux, P.A.L., Schall, R., 2016. Development and evaluation of PedoTransfer Functions to predict Atterberg limits in South African soils using measured and morphological properties. Soil Use and Management, doi10.111/sum.12303.
- Van Tol, J.J., Akpan, W., Kanuka, G., Ngesi, S. & Lange, D. 2014. Soil erosion and dam dividends: Science facts and rural ‘fiction’ around the Ntabelanga Dam, Eastern Cape, South Africa. South African Geographical Journal. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2014.977814 Van Zijl, G.M., Bouwer, D., van Tol, J.J. & Le Roux, P.A.L., 2014. Efficient digital soil mapping: a case study from Namarroi, Mozambique. Geoderma. 219, 155 – 161.
- Van Tol, J.J., Le Roux, P.A.L., Lorentz, S.A., Hensley, M., 2013. Hydropedological classification of South African hillslopes. Vadoze Zone Journal. doi:10.2136/vzj2013.01.0007.