The impact of mine tailings on snouted harvester termites, Trinervitermes trinervoides (Sjostedt) (Isoptera: Termitidae), in the Vaal river region
Mining activities are well known for their negative effects on the environment and animals, due to the deposition of large volume of wastes in the form of tailings on the soil. These wastes or tailings contain high levels of heavy metals, sulphides and cyanide. Heavy metals are one of the most pe...
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| Language: | en |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/11476 |