Metals in environmental media: A study of trace and platinum group metals in Thohoyandou, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 581-588

  Odiyo, John Ogony ^a   Bapela, Hendricks Maboladisoro ^a   Mugwedi, Ronald ^a   Chimuka, Luke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Roadside soil; Thohoyandou, South africa; Trace metal contamination; Vegetation; Water

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; IMPURITIES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; PLATINUM; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VEGETATION; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ROADSIDE SOILS; SEWAGE SYSTEMS; THOHOYANDOU, SOUTH AFRICA; TRACE METAL CONTAMINATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

HEAVY METAL; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 26444601116     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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