Responses of phytoplankton upon exposure to a mixture of acid mine drainage and high levels of nutrient pollution in Lake Loskop, South Africa

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 326-335

  Oberholster, P J ^a   Myburgh, J G ^b   Ashton, P J ^a   Botha, A M ^b  

^a Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll concentrations; Cyanobacteria; Metal ions; Phytoplankton bioassay; Phytoplankton populations

Indexed keywords

METAL ION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; SULFATE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIUM; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BIOASSAY; CHLOROPHYCEAE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAKE; MICROCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PH; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES COMPARISON; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ACIDS; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FRESH WATER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS; MINING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATES; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA; SULFATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

LAKE LOSKOP; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA;

ALGAE; CERATIUM HIRUNDINELLA; CHLOROPHYCEAE; COELASTRUM; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 77649189374     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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