Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "biomarkers"
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Assessing the ecotoxicity of gold mine tailings utilizing earthworm and microbial assays
(Springer, 2015)Problems associated with mining are the disposal of wastes on tailing disposal facilities (TDFs). The aim of this study was to determine the ecotoxicity of gold mine tailings by using earthworm bioassays, earthworm biomarkers ... -
Utilizing Eisenia andrei to assess the ecotoxicity of platinum mine tailings disposal facilities
(Springer Link, 2013)South Africa is an important platinum mining country which results in environmental impacts due to the construction of tailing disposal facilities (TDFs). It is unclear what the effects of ageing are on the ecotoxicity ...