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The contribution of physical and chemical sediment characteristics to environmental risk from an irrigation scheme in South Africa
(Springer, 2015)
Purpose: The physical and chemical characteristics of sediment
from a South African irrigation scheme were used to
determine the sediment stressors within the system and to
determine whether or not stressors have the ...
Prioritizing agricultural pesticides used in South Africa based on their environmental mobility and potential human health effects
(Elsevier, 2014)
South Africa is the largest user of pesticides in sub-Saharan Africa and many studies have highlighted the occurrence of pesticides in water resources. Poor management of water treatment facilities in combination with a ...
Perfluorinated compounds in the aquatic food chains of two subtropical estuaries
(Elsevier, 2019)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are ubiquitous in the environment and remain in largely unknown concentrations and with unknown effects on the African continent. Here we aimed to assess the presence of 15 PFASs ...
South Africa
(Academic Press, 2019)
South Africa has the second longest coastline on the African continent and spans two oceans. The confluence of the Benguela and Agulhas Currents off South Africa results in their dynamics being complex and often unpredictable, ...
Long-term water quality patterns of a flow regulated tropical lowland river
(MDPI, 2020)
Floodplain ecosystems in Africa are under threat due to direct anthropogenic pressure and climate change. The lower Phongolo River and associated floodplain is South Africa’s largest inland floodplain ecosystem and has ...
Assessment of DDT contamination in house rat as a possible bioindicator in DDT-sprayed areas from Ethiopia and South Africa
(Springer, 2017)
Ethiopia and South Africa are among the few countries to still implement indoor residual spraying with dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) for malaria vector control. In this study, we investigated the levels and ...
Linking organochlorine exposure to biomarker response patterns in Anurans: a case study of Müller’s clawed frog (Xenopus muelleri) from a tropical malaria vector control region
(Springer, 2018)
Organochlorine pesticides are highly persistent in aquatic ecosystems. Amphibians, specifically anurans, play an intricate part in the aquatic food web, and have very permeable skin which makes them prone to bioaccumulation ...
Metal concentrations in Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau 1861) populations from a premier conservation area: relationships with environmental concentrations
(Elsevier, 2016)
Metals are known to have deleterious effects on aquatic ecosystems, so monitoring the bioaccumulation of these pollutants is important for the assessment of potential impacts. The aim of the study was therefore to determine ...
Distribution of perfluorinated compounds (PFASs) in the aquatic environment of the industrially polluted Vaal River, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)
Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) are highly persistent chemicals, which have a bioaccumulative potential and can be found in wildlife around the world. Although multiple studies have been performed on PFASs pollution ...
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) levels in rat livers collected from a malaria vector control region
(Japanese Society of Veterinary Science, 2019)
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an organochlorine insecticide that has
been used for indoor residual spraying for the control of mosquito-borne diseases including
malaria. However, due to its toxicity and ...