The continued influence of organic pollution on the water quality of the turbid Modder River

Water SA

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-292

  Koning, Nadene ^a   Roos, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RIVER POLLUTION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032806129     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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