Scientific Bases for Pollution Control in African Inland Waters
Titel:
Scientific Bases for Pollution Control in African Inland Waters
Auteur:
Biney, C. Calamari, D. Naeve, H. Maembe, T. W. Nyakageni, B. Saad, M. A. H.
Verschenen in:
Chemistry & ecology
Paginering:
Jaargang 3 (1987) nr. 1 pagina's 49-74
Jaar:
1987-08-01
Inhoud:
The awareness of the harm caused by pollutants to natural environments has led the political and legislative authorities of industrially-developed countries to introduce or review regulations to protect the environment. However, in recent years, all over the world and particularly in many countries in Africa, there has been a remarkable population growth, accompanied by an intense urbanization, an increase of industrial activities and a higher exploitation of cultivable land. These transformations have brought about a huge increase in the quantity of discharges and a wide diversification in the types of pollutants that reach river waters and have undesirable effects on fish and on the potential for fishery exploitation.