Sinthumule, H.Mokgoebo, M. J.Gumbo, J. R.2019-01-252019-01-252017-11-28Sinthumule H., Mokgoebo M. J. and Gumbo J. R.(2017) Impact of Tea Processing Water Wastes on Phytoplankton Composition of Tshinane River, Limpopo Province, Unoversity of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa, 9th International Conference on Advances in Science, Engineering, Technology & Wastes Management (ASETWM-17) Nov. 27-28 2017 Parys, South Africa. pp. 148-152 <https://doi.org/10.17758/EARES.EAP11117054>http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1274https://doi.org/10.17758/EARES.EAP1117054The discharge of industrial waste water on freshwater resources is on the increase worldwide, including in South Africa. The study aimed at assessing the response of phytoplankton upon exposure to high levels of nutrients along the Tshinane River Limpopo Province. The study showed different phytoplankton assemblages with different changes in physico-chemical levels. Environmental factors do have a noticeable effect on phytoplankton abundance as it was shown by statistical analysis. Results computed by the Czekanowski coefficient showed that various environmental factors components contributed to the different composition and types of phytoplankton abundance (p<0.05). When environmental factors showed fluctuation (Increase or decrease) a different type of plankton was found to be tolerant to those levels. A total of 64 species were identified upstream and 103 species identified downstream. Phytoplankton spectrums were recorded from six taxonomic groups namely Chrysophyta, Dinophyta, Chlorophyta, Bacillariophyta, Cyanophyta and Dinophyta. The dominant taxonomic group was Chlorophyta (Downstream) and Bacillariophyta was the dominant phytoplankton upstream. The results supports the assumption that an increase in nutrients lead to a diverse phytoplankton species even if all the other parameters are within the South African Water Quality Range for Aquatic ecosystems. This shows that tea processing waste has a minimal impact on the ecosystem health of Tshinane River and the river is able to recover from the nutrient enrichment.enPhytoplanktonUCTDWater qualityPhysico-chemical parametersTshinane river systemArticleSinthumule H, Mokgoebo M J, Gumbo J R. Impact of Tea Processing Water Wastes on Phytoplankton Composition of Tshinane River, Limpopo Province. 2017; http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1274.Sinthumule, H., Mokgoebo, M. J., & Gumbo, J. R. (2017). Impact of Tea Processing Water Wastes on Phytoplankton Composition of Tshinane River, Limpopo Province. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1274Sinthumule, H., M. J. Mokgoebo, and J. R. Gumbo "Impact of Tea Processing Water Wastes on Phytoplankton Composition of Tshinane River, Limpopo Province." (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1274TY - Article AU - Sinthumule, H. AU - Mokgoebo, M. J. AU - Gumbo, J. R. AB - The discharge of industrial waste water on freshwater resources is on the increase worldwide, including in South Africa. The study aimed at assessing the response of phytoplankton upon exposure to high levels of nutrients along the Tshinane River Limpopo Province. The study showed different phytoplankton assemblages with different changes in physico-chemical levels. Environmental factors do have a noticeable effect on phytoplankton abundance as it was shown by statistical analysis. Results computed by the Czekanowski coefficient showed that various environmental factors components contributed to the different composition and types of phytoplankton abundance (p<0.05). When environmental factors showed fluctuation (Increase or decrease) a different type of plankton was found to be tolerant to those levels. A total of 64 species were identified upstream and 103 species identified downstream. Phytoplankton spectrums were recorded from six taxonomic groups namely Chrysophyta, Dinophyta, Chlorophyta, Bacillariophyta, Cyanophyta and Dinophyta. The dominant taxonomic group was Chlorophyta (Downstream) and Bacillariophyta was the dominant phytoplankton upstream. The results supports the assumption that an increase in nutrients lead to a diverse phytoplankton species even if all the other parameters are within the South African Water Quality Range for Aquatic ecosystems. This shows that tea processing waste has a minimal impact on the ecosystem health of Tshinane River and the river is able to recover from the nutrient enrichment. DA - 2017-11-28 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Phytoplankton KW - Water quality KW - Physico-chemical parameters KW - Tshinane river system LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2017 T1 - Impact of Tea Processing Water Wastes on Phytoplankton Composition of Tshinane River, Limpopo Province TI - Impact of Tea Processing Water Wastes on Phytoplankton Composition of Tshinane River, Limpopo Province UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1274 ER -