A comparative study of the phosphate levels in some surface and ground water bodies of Swaziland

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-206

  Fadiran, A O ^a   Dlamini, S C ^a   Mavuso, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

Algal bloom; Anthropogenic phosphate sources; Eutrophication; Groundwater; Limiting nutrient; Surface water

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949103719     PISSN: 10113924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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