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Wepener, V., Van Vuren, J.H.J. and Du Preez, H.H. (2001). Uptake kineticsand distribution of a copper, iron and zinc mixture in gill, liver and plasma of afreshwater teleost, Tilapia sparrmanii. Water SA 27(1): 99-108.Viljoen, A., Cyrus, D.P. and Wepener, V. (2001). Invertebrate fauna collectedfrom Eichhornia crassipes roots in two coastal lakes in northern Kwa-Zulu-Natal. African Journal of Aquatic Science 26 (1): 57-66.Vos, P., Wepener, V. and Cyrus, D.P. (2002). Efficiency of the SASS4 rapidbioassessment protocol in determining river health. Water SA 28(1): 13-22.Mzimela, H.M., Wepener, V. and Cyrus, D.P. (2002). The sublethal effects ofcopper and lead on the haematology and acid-base balance of the groovymullet, Liza dumerili. African Journal of Aquatic Science 27(1): 39-46.Vos, P., Wepener, V. and Cyrus, D.P. (2002). Efficiency of the SASS4 rapidbioassessment protocol in determining river health: a case study on theMhlathuze River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Water SA 28(1): 13-22.Mzimela, H.M., Wepener, V. and Cyrus, D.P. (2003). Seasonal variation ofselected metals in sediments, water and tissues of the groovy mullet, Lizadumerelii (Muglidae) from the Mhlathuze Estuary, South Africa. MarinePollution Bulletin 46: 659-676.Smolders, R., Bervoets, L, Wepener, V. and Blust, R (2003). A conceptualframework for using mussels as biomonitors in whole effluent toxicity Humanand Ecological Risk Assessment, 9: 741-760.Wepener, V., Van Vuren, J.H.J., Chatiza, F.P., Mbizi, Z., Slabbert, L. andMasola, B. (2005). Active biomonitoring in freshwater environments: earlywarning signals from biomarkers in assessing biological effects of diffusesources of pollutants. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 30: 751-761.Wepener, V. And Vermeulen, L.A. (2005). A note on the concentrations andbioavailability of selected metals in sediments of Richards Bay Harbour, SouthAfrica. Water SA, 34(4): 589-595.Syakalima, M, Choongo, K, Mwenechanya, R., Wepener, V., Yamasaki, M.and Maede, Y. (2006). Pesticide/Herbicide pollutants in the Kafue river andpreliminary investigation into their biological effect through catalase activitiesin fish. Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research, 54(2-3): 119-128.Wepener, V. (2007). Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus fluxes in four subtropicalestuaries of northern KwaZulu-Natal: case studies in the application ofa mass balance approach. Water SA, 33(2): 203-214.Greenfield, R., van Vuren, J.H.J. and Wepener, V. (2007). Determination ofsediment quality in the Nyl River system, Limpopo Province, South Africa.Water SA, 33(5): 693-700.