The widespread use of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), essentially for the control of
insects and the cultivation of food crops, has led to the pollution of ecosystems. Despite …

Industrial effluents with high concentrations of toxic heavy metals are of great concern
because of their persistence and non-degradability. However, poor operation and …

World-wide, the prevalence of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) is well documented for
routine analysis of environmental and biological matrices. There is, however, limited …

With the second highest gross domestic product in Africa, South Africa is known to have a
high pesticide usage, including the highly persistent and banned group of organochlorine …

Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) are highly persistent chemicals, which have a
bioaccumulative potential and can be found in wildlife around the world. Although multiple …

Rivers can be major sources of plastics into coastal seas, but it is unclear whether dams
retain floating plastics, thus reducing the amount reaching the sea. To test if dams trap …

We extracted microplastics from surface water and sediment samples from the Vaal River in
Johannesburg, South Africa. Average abundances of 0.61±0.57 particles/m 3 and 4.6× …

The present study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of persistent organic pollutants
(POPs:(PCBs, PBDEs, DDTs, HCHs, CHLs and HCB) in sediments and biota from the …

Tropical rivers display profound temporal and spatial heterogeneity in terms of
environmental conditions. This aspect needs to be considered when designing a monitoring …

Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants and their trophic transfer through the food
web: Human health risks to the rural communities reliant on fish from South Africa's largest …