Raitt, LincolnMa, Ying2014-10-132024-05-092014-10-132024-05-092005https://hdl.handle.net/10566/13399Magister Scientiae - MScThe 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.enTypha capensisPhragmites australisAquatic macrophytesWater qualityHeavy metalsNitrogenPhosphorusHeavy metal pollutionSedimentsBiomonitoringMonitoring of heavy metals in the bottelary river using typha capensis and phragmites australisuwc