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Heavy metal and metalloid contamination in the sediments of the Spekboom River, South Africa

Addo-Bediako, Abraham; Nukeri, Sophy; Kekana, Millicent (Springer Nature, 2021)

The impact of anthropogenic activities such as mining, agriculture and urbanization is causing heavy metal contamination in many freshwater ecosystems. The concentrations of eight elements (As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and ...
Spatial distribution of heavy metals in the Ga- Selati River of the Olifants River System, South Africa

Addo-Bediako, Abraham; Rasifudi, Lwendo (Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2021)

The Ga-Selati River is subjected to different forms of pollution from mining, industrial and agricultural activities, and human settlements. The objectives of the study were to assess heavy metal pollution and to determine ...
Spatial distribution patterns of benthic macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in two rivers of the olifants river system, South Africa

Addo-Bediako, Abraham (Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2021)

Benthic macroinvertebrates play a vital role in ecosystem functioning, such as nutrient cycling, primary production, decomposition and material translocation. A study was done to determine the functional feeding groups ...

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