Quality of groundwater used for poultry production in the Western Cape

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Water samples were collected from 35 boreholes at poultry producers in the Western Cape and were analysed for 43 mineral and trace element constituent inclusion levels. Bicarbonates, chlorides, fluoride, nitrates, phosphates, sodium, cadmium, iron, lanthanum, lead, manganese, mercury, titanium and zirconium were identified as potentially hazardous constituents (PHC) in some areas and bicarbonates, chloride, sodium, lanthanum, lead, mercury and zirconium were identified as constituents of concern (COC) in some areas.

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