An investigation into vanadium contamination of soil and its effects on plants

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dc.contributor.advisorFey, Martin Ven_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDodds, Heather Anneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-15T07:07:14Z
dc.date.available2016-02-15T07:07:14Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 64-67.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study constitutes a preliminary assessment of the behaviour of effluent-associated vanadium, and its possible effects on the biotic components of land treatment sites, used for the disposal of liquid industrial wastes from a chemical plant in the eastern Transvaal. A review of the literature showed that although the emission of vanadium into the environment is on the increase, very little information is available regarding its behaviour and impact as an environmental pollutant. This study is therefore important not only in the context of the land treatment operation in question, but clearly in a more universal context as well. The study involved a three-phase approach to the problem. Firstly, vanadium sorption was considered in four soils encountered on the sites in question. Secondly, an investigation was conducted into the potential toxicity of vanadium to relevant plant species. Finally, the potential inhibition of soil biological activity at increasing levels of vanadium was examined, although the results of this experiment were inconclusive.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDodds, H. A. (1994). <i>An investigation into vanadium contamination of soil and its effects on plants</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17002en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDodds, Heather Anne. <i>"An investigation into vanadium contamination of soil and its effects on plants."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17002en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDodds, H. 1994. An investigation into vanadium contamination of soil and its effects on plants. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Dodds, Heather Anne AB - This study constitutes a preliminary assessment of the behaviour of effluent-associated vanadium, and its possible effects on the biotic components of land treatment sites, used for the disposal of liquid industrial wastes from a chemical plant in the eastern Transvaal. A review of the literature showed that although the emission of vanadium into the environment is on the increase, very little information is available regarding its behaviour and impact as an environmental pollutant. This study is therefore important not only in the context of the land treatment operation in question, but clearly in a more universal context as well. The study involved a three-phase approach to the problem. Firstly, vanadium sorption was considered in four soils encountered on the sites in question. Secondly, an investigation was conducted into the potential toxicity of vanadium to relevant plant species. Finally, the potential inhibition of soil biological activity at increasing levels of vanadium was examined, although the results of this experiment were inconclusive. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - An investigation into vanadium contamination of soil and its effects on plants TI - An investigation into vanadium contamination of soil and its effects on plants UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17002 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17002
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDodds HA. An investigation into vanadium contamination of soil and its effects on plants. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17002en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental Geochemistryen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation into vanadium contamination of soil and its effects on plantsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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