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POLLUTION INCIDENT IN THE ROODEPLAAT DAM, May 2000

Trace metals

According to Hohls et al. (1999) the trace metals in the Roodeplaat Dam do not pose any problems, although manganese concentrations in the water abstracted from 20 m depth at the dam wall have previously been found to potentially have aesthetic effects on the end users. These constituents will not be discussed any further.


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