Monitoring of heavy metals in the Bottelary River using Typha capensis and Phragmites australis

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2005

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University of the Western Cape

Abstract

The aim of this study was to use plants to determine the degree of heavy metal contamination in water and sediments in order to effectively monitor and provide possible recommendation to improve the water quality in the aquatic ecosystem of the Bottelary River.

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Magister Scientiae (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology)

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Water quality biological assessment, South Africa, Bottelary River, Water quality, Measurement, Water, Pollution, Heavy metals, Environmental aspects

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