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Vegetable farms in Cape Town: water quality and possible remediation techniques
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Heavy metal contamination tends to be a problem in inner city agricultural areas and gardens. High levels of certain heavy metals have been found in the soil and vegetables in the Cape Town Metropolitan area. The aim of ...
Zirconium-induced physiological and biochemical responses in two genotypes of Brassica napus L.
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
South Africa is one of two countries responsible for the production of approximately
80% of the world’s Zr. The increase in mining activity has detrimental effects on the
environment, especially crop plants, as more ...
Monitoring water quality with riparian trees along the Berg River, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Heavy metals and nutrients have long been regarded as pollutants to freshwater ecosystems. These elements have a detrimental effect on plants, animals and the water quality of rivers in South Africa. The Berg River flows ...
The implementation of in vitro assays to screen environmental samples for male reproductive toxicity
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are exogenous compounds/chemicals which interfere with, or have adverse effects on the production, distribution and function of natural hormones, thereby affecting normal endocrine ...
Evaluation of standard and development of new sperm function tests in selected primate species
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Male infertility in humans has increased in the last few decades and could be as high as 40%, while up to 50% of these men have ''unexplained'' (idiopathic) infertility. Although newly developed molecular techniques have ...
Monitoring of heavy metals in the Bottelary River using Typha capensis and Phragmites australis
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The aim of this study was to use plants to determine the degree of heavy metal contamination in water and sediments in order to effectively monitor and provide possible recommendation to improve the water quality in the ...
Greywater reuse - An assessment of health and nutritional quality of home gardens produce in rural South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The majority of rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa are predominantly poor and depend largely on small-scale subsistence farming. To date, various farming mechanisms (e.g. organic farming, crop rotation, agroforestry ...
Monitoring of heavy metals in the bottelary river using typha capensis and phragmites australis
(2005)
The aim of this study was to use plants to determine the degree of heavy metal contamination in water and sediments in order to effectively monitor and provide possible recommendation to improve the water quality in the ...
The inorganic pollution of the Franschhoek River : sources and solutions
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The aim of the study was to quantify the extent of inorganic chemical pollution of the Franschhoek River and draw relationships between contaminants in water, sediment and plants. The invasive Acacia mearnsii and Salix ...
Biomonitoring of heavy metals in the Eerste River catchment area
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The risk of increasing global pollution dictates the need to understand environmental processes and develop innovative ways to monitor pollution levels and address associated problems. In order to address this need, this ...