INVESTIGATION OF NITRATE CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER ASSOCIATED WITH CHROMITE MINING IN THE KROONDAL AREA, SOUTH AFRICA
Although naturally occurring in groundwater, nitrate presence is generally attributed and regarded as a contaminant. Elevated nitrate levels pose a threat once converted to nitrite, causing methaemoglobinaemia. This investigation serves to establish the origin, quantify the extent, distribution, and...
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University of the Free State
2013
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| Online Access: | http://etd.uovs.ac.za//theses/available/etd-07182013-105630/restricted/ |