Author:Dabrowski, James M; De Klerk, LPDate:Apr 2013Routine sampling of water quality was conducted at sites along a longitudinal gradient from upstream to downstream in the Olifants River to determine spatial trends in nutrient and metal concentrations and to relate these trends to changes ...Read more
Author:Ashton, PJDate:Jun 2010The water quality of almost all of South Africa’s river systems has worsened progressively as a result of increasing urbanization and industrialization; the adverse effects of poor water quality have been compounded by the operation of water ...Read more
Author:Petersen, C; Jovanovic, Nebojsa; Genthe, BettinaDate:Jul 2012The polluted Upper Olifants River, in Mpumalanga, has been the focus for many studies in recent years. However, a group of researchers from the CSIR are now also studying an element of the system which has to date been largely overlooked, ...Read more
Author:Morant, PDDate:Jul 1984In this report available historical information on Olifants estuary and abiotic and biotic characteristics found in the estuary are presented. The Olifants River system was explored early in the colonization of the Cape by European settlers. ...Read more
Author:Berry, HDate:1949This colliery is situated on the farm Vlaklaagte 35, close to the northern boundary of the Bethal Magisterial District and approximately midway between the towns of' Witbank and Bethal.Read more
Author:Dabrowski, J; Oberholster, Paul J; Steyl, J; Osthoff, G; Hugo, A; Power, DM; Van Wyk, JHDate:Jul 2017Thyroid function and nutritional indicators were measured in obese, steatitis-affected Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus from Loskop Reservoir (LR), South Africa. Plasma thyroid hormones (especially T3) and thyroid follicle histomorphology ...Read more