An evaluation of macroinvertebrate-based biomonitoring and ecotoxicological assessments of deteriorating environmental water quality in the Swartkops River, South Africa

Freshwater resources are increasingly subject to pollution because of escalating human population growth, accompanied by urbanisation, industrialisation, and the increased demand for food. Consequently, freshwater quality, and aquatic ecosystem structure and function have been severely impaired. The...

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Main Author: Odume, Oghenekaro Nelson
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013156