Diffusive gradient in thin-films (DGT) as risk assessment and management tools in the central witwatersrand goldfield, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-22

  Mengistu, H ^a   Roeyset, O ^b   Tessema, A ^a   Abiye, T A ^c   Demlie, M B ^d  

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Binding gel; Diffusive boundary layer; Diffusive gradient in thin films; Grab samples; Hydrogel

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DECISION MAKING; GOLD; HYDROGELS; METALS; POLLUTION; POLLUTION DETECTION; PRODUCT LIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAILINGS; THIN FILMS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

CONTAINMENT METHODS; DIFFUSION LAYERS; DIFFUSIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; DIFFUSIVE GRADIENTS; MONITORING TOOLS; POLLUTION ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENTS; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSIVITY; FILM; GEL; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLER; SEEPAGE; TAILINGS DAM; TRACE METAL; WATER POLLUTION;

GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA; WITWATERSRAND;

EID: 84856502419     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v38i1.3     Document Type: Article

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