Investigation of the origin and distribution of heavy metals around Ebenezer Dam, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-180

  Ogola, J S ^a   Mundalamo, H R ^a   Brandl, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Distribution patterns; Ebenezer dam; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AGRICULTURE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS; GRANITE; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

ANOMALIES; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; WATER SAMPLING; X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY;

DAMS;

ANOMALY; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; LIVESTOCK; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING; WATER POLLUTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79955114286     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v37i2.65863     Document Type: Article

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