Heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn) in mudfish and sediments from three hard-water dams of the Mooi River catchment, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-218

  Van Aardt, W J ^a   Erdmann, R ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cd; CEC; Cu; Dam sediment; Fish tissues; Pb; Sediment profiles; Zn

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; SEDIMENTS; TISSUE;

CATION EXCHANGE; ELECTRO-THERMAL AAS;

CATCHMENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; FISH; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

LABEO; LABEO CAPENSIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2942679888     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v30i2.5066     Document Type: Article

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