My thesis on the Nutrient Flux and Contaminants in the Isipingo Estuary, South Africa

1. By: Nazeer Jamal BSc Honours Environmental Science Used or Abused? The Study of the Water Quality and Chemical Flux at the Isipingo Estuary Mouth Used or Abused? The Study of the Water Quality and Chemical Flux at the Isipingo Estuary Mouth

2. “ Estuaries are happy land , rich in the continent itself, stirred by the forces of nature like the soup of a French chef; home of myriad forms of life from bacteria and protozoans to grasses and mammals; the nursery , resting place , and refuge of countless things.” -Stanley A. Cain. Used or Abused? The Study of the Water Quality and Chemical Flux at the Isipingo Estuary Mouth

7. Isipingo River & Mangroves AREA OF STUDY

8. AREA OF STUDY The Pipe

9. Anthropocentric influences Sapref Umlazi Canal Prospecton Industrial Basin Engen Durban Airport Isipingo Estuary Isipingo Beach

16. YSI 650 – Multi-Parameter Display System YSI 6920 V2 - Compact Multi-Parameter Sonde Flow-Tracker Handheld Acoustic Doppler Veloci-meter Used or Abused? The Study of the Water Quality and Chemical Flux at the Isipingo Estuary Mouth Used or Abused? The Study of the Water Quality and Chemical Flux at the Isipingo Estuary Mouth

18. Used or Abused? The Study of the Water Quality and Chemical Flux at the Isipingo Estuary Mouth Used or Abused? The Study of the Water Quality and Chemical Flux at the Isipingo Estuary Mouth

19. RESULTS: Water Quality Ranges Used or Abused? The Study of the Water Quality and Chemical Flux at the Isipingo Estuary Mouth Site specific <1000 <10 <100 1996 acceptable levels 24 % 38375 % 2443 % - Percentage Change (1964-2008) 170 - 560 8300 – 23200 12 – 19 486 – 813 2008 320 – 480 Chloride (mg/l) 240 – 350 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) 0.32 – 0.90 Nitrates (mg/l) - Ammonia (mg/l) 1964 Year Nutrient Used or Abused? The Study of the Water Quality and Chemical Flux at the Isipingo Estuary Mouth

22. Pipe Outlet

23. LAGOON

24. [email_address] www.myspace.com/waahidsa +27 72 562 0648 By: Nazeer Jamal Honours Research Project - 08 UKZN Supervisor: Dr S. Pillay

25. [email_address] www.myspace.com/waahidsa +27 72 562 0648 PACT STALL