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| Title: | Microbial water quality in the upper Olifants River catchment: implications for health |
| Authors: | Le Roux, WJ
Schaefer, LM
Genthe, B |
| Keywords: | Upper Olifants
Olifants river
Water quality
Microbial pollutants
Water-borne pathogens
Faecal bacteria
Faecal pollution
Wastewater treatment
Water-borne infections |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2012 |
| Citation: | Le Roux, WJ, Schaefer, LM and Genthe, B. Microbial water quality in the upper Olifants River catchment: implications for health. 4th CSIR Biennial Conference: Real problems relevant solutions, CSIR, Pretoria, 9-10 October 2012 |
| Abstract: | A quantitative microbial risk assessment of water in the upper Olifants River catchment showed that sections of the catchment are highly contaminated with faecal indicator bacteria and pathogenic micro-organisms and that the polluted waters pose an unacceptably high risk to water users within this catchment. |
| Description: | 4th CSIR Biennial Conference: Real problems relevant solutions, CSIR, Pretoria, 9-10 October 2012 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6244 |
| Appears in Collections: | Pollution and waste
Environmental management
Water resources and human health
CSIR Conference 2012
Analytical science
General science, engineering & technology
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