Determining the possible application value of diatoms as indicators of general water quality: A comparison with SASS 5

Water SA

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-332

  De La Rey, P A ^a   Taylor, J C ^a   Laas, A ^a   Van Rensburg, L ^a   Vosloo, A ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Diatoms; General water quality; SASS 5; SPI diatom index

Indexed keywords

MONITORING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOMONITORING; DIATOMS; SPECIFIC POLLUTION SENSITIVITY INDEX (SPI);

WATER QUALITY;

BIOMONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIATOM; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

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

BACILLARIOPHYTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 4344569666     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v30i3.5080     Document Type: Article

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