Oestrogenic activity in drinking waters from a rural area in the Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-252

  Aneck Hahn, N H ^a   Bornman, M S ^a   De Jager, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Limpopo; Oestrogenic activity; Recombinant yeast screen; Rural; South Africa; Water

Indexed keywords

LIMPOPO; OESTROGENIC ACTIVITY; RECOMBINANT YEAST SCREEN; RURAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ETHANOL; GLASS BOTTLES; RIVER POLLUTION; RURAL AREAS; SPRINGS (WATER); SURFACE WATERS; YEAST;

POTABLE WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RECOMBINATION; RIVER WATER; RURAL AREA; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WATER POLLUTION; YEAST;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; MOKOPANE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WATERBERG MOUNTAINS;

EID: 67650284764     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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