This thesis describes the combined toxicity in aqueous solutions of three common metals (Al, Cu and Mn) on the endemic freshwater amphipod Paramelita nigroculos (Barnard) from the south-western Cape region of South Africa. The aims of the work were three-fold: to examine the toxic effects of combinations of the three metals; to investigate such effects on an indigenous aquatic organism; and, to investigate eh adequacy of the South African "Guidelines for aquatic ecosystems", which are derived from the data based on the effects of individual elements.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/19382 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Musibono, Diudonné-Athanase Eyul'anki-Ekwalang'Ayor |
| Contributors | Day, J A |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Thesis, Doctoral, PhD |
| Format | application/pdf |
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