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The determination of dioxin-like POPs in sediments and fish of the Vaal Triangle region, Gauteng, South Africa
(North-West University, 2006)
Water resources in South Africa are scarce, and should therefore be protected against
pollutants, also from persistent organic pollutants (POPs). This is emphasised by the
Stockholm Convention on POPs, which aims at ...
The presence of persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals in sediment samples from rivers in the Kruger National Park
(2015)
Since 2008, large numbers of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) carcasses were found in the Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa. Most of the crocodile carcasses were found in the Olifants Gorge, which is situated ...
Persistent organic pollutants in biotic and abiotic components of the Orange-Senqu River basin
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)
The Orange-Senqu River Basin (OSRB) stretches over four southern Africa countries that are all Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (SCPOPs). The main tributary, the Vaal River on the eastern ...