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Bioaccumulation of metals in the Kuils River, Western Cape
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)
World wide urban rivers are the most utilised and degraded. A variety of everyday
sources of metal pollution exist that is entrenched in the modern way of life. Lately
there has been a tremendous growth in the establishment ...
Oxidative stress responses in the aquatic macrophyte, Ceratophyllum Demersum L., as biomarkers of metal exposure
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017)
Metal pollution in aquatic environments is considered a major environmental concern because of variation in several abiotic factors that impose severe restrictions on organisms living in these areas. Ceratophyllum demersum ...
Bioaccumulation and mixture toxicity of aluminium and manganese in experimentally exposed woodlice, Porcellio scaber (Crustacea, Isopoda)
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018)
Soil ecosystems in urban, rural and agricultural environments receive chemical input from diverse sources of contamination, such as wastewater, industrial discharge, agricultural and urban runoff, fertilizers, vehicle ...
Metal and microbial contamination of agricultural soil and the Veldwachters River, Stellenbosch, South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017)
Surface water is used as a source of water supply in many countries, including South Africa. One of the sources of surface water pollution is leachate and surface runoff from landfills. In agricultural soils, the landfill ...
An investigation into the effect of metals on chlorophyll content and photosynthesis activity of the wetland plant phragmites australis in the lower Diep River, Milnerton, Cape Town
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)
A study involving a wetland plant, common reed (Phragmites australis L.) was carried
out along the bank of the lower Diep River and the adjacent soil samples from four
different sites (Milnerton Lagoon, Lower Estuary, ...
The concentrations, distribution and health risk assessment of suspected endocrine disrupting chemicals (phenols, phthalates and heavy metals) in freshwater systems of Cape Town, South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012)
Environmental pollution with persistent organic chemicals and inorganic trace metals is
an increasingly important issue. Recently, a variety of chemicals are introduced in a very large
scale on the surface water network. ...