Heavy metal and metalloid contamination in the sediments of the Spekboom River, South Africa
Abstract The impact of anthropogenic activities such as mining, agriculture and urbanization is causing heavy metal contamination in many freshwater ecosystems. The concentrations of eight elements (As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) in the Spekboom River, South Africa, were studied using enrichment...
| Published in: | Applied Water Science |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-07-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-021-01464-8 |