Cadmium in the Umtata River and the associated health impact of on rural communities who are primary users of water from the river

Water SA

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 507-513

  Fatoki, O S ^a   Awofolu, O R ^b   Genthe, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Health risk; River water

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; RIVERS; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

TOXIC EFFECTS; TRACE LEVELS;

WATER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RURAL POPULATION; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UMTATA RIVER; WORLD;

EID: 8444237497     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v30i4.5103     Document Type: Article

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