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Investigating morphological changes in fish tissue, due to the presence of persistent organic pollutants and metals
(North-West University, 2012)
Levels of selected metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were investigated in sediment and fillet tissue of the sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus), from sites along the Orange-Vaal River system, South Africa. ...
Soil, water and tissue heavy metal of communal sheep and the possible public health implications around the potentially polluted area of Khutsong, South Africa
(North-West University, 2012)
The present study was carried out to determine the levels of heavy metals, Arsenic
(As), Chromium (Cr), Cadmium (Cd) and Lead (Pb) in samples of water, sediments,
and specimens from sheep known to graze and drink from ...
A holistic view on the impact of gold and uranium mining on the Wonderfonteinspruit
(North-West University, 2012)
The Wonderfonteinspruit (WFS) flows through the richest gold mining region in the world and has subsequently been exposed to the related pollution for more than a century. In order to determine the extent of mining related ...