An assessment of the use of nuclear microprobe techniques in pollution studies : quantification of elemental concentrations in fish scales

This thesis deals with the applicability of Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) techniques for ascertaining the extent of water pollution by analyzing scales of fish that live in polluted waters. As a fish grows, ions from its immediate environment are incorporated into the matrix of the fish scale and so scales can be used as biomarkers of pollution events.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2013

Author dc:creator

• Guambe, J F

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Day, Jenny
• Mars, Johan André

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6579

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6579