Anthropogenic impact assessment on the water quality of Umhlathuze River in KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa.

Makhosonke Simon Bhengu, Pinkie Ntola, Somandla Ncube

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Article in Environmental geochemistry and health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Makhosonke Simon BhenguDepartment of Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, P O Box 1334, Durban, 4000, South Africa.

Pinkie NtolaDepartment of Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, P O Box 1334, Durban, 4000, South Africa.

Somandla NcubeDepartment of Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, P O Box 1334, Durban, 4000, South Africa. SomandlaN@dut.ac.za.

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Abstract

Umhlathuze River and its three main tributaries experiences various anthropogenic activities including agriculture, urbanization and industrialization before forming an estuary with the Indian ocean. The current study assessed the potential impact of these anthropogenic activities over a 12-months period in 2023/4. The study found that elementary levels were mostly within the permissible limits along Umhlathuze River, but the impact of anthropogenic activities along its tributaries was evident. Chlorides ranged between 400 and 655 mg L

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Anthropogenic EffectsEnvironmental MonitoringRiversWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater QualityHumansSouth AfricaWater Pollutants, ChemicalHazard quotientHealth risk assessmentMetal pollutionUmhlathuze riverWater quality

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PMID41117882

DOI10.1007/s10653-025-02830-0

PMCPMC12540590

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