Abstract
River water is used in various applications, especially in developing countries like South Africa. Therefore, it is crucial that the quality and potential health risks of river water are monitored, managed and recorded. Water quality assessment can be expressed as physiochemical and biological characteristics of water. However, the simplified parameter that can be used to quantify and interpret monitored data is water quality index (WQI). The quantification of potential health risks can be simplified by using chronic daily intake (CDI) and health risk index (HRI). Therefore, the current study investigated the water quality indices associated with physiochemical properties and potential health risks posed by the trace metals present in water samples collected from three rivers (Jukskei, Kaalspruit and Modderfontein Spruit) of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa during wet and dry seasons...
M.Sc. (Chemistry)