Table 1 Anthropogenic activities of the sampling sites.
Site name | Code | Anthropogenic activities |
|---|---|---|
Great Fish River | GF1 | Irrigation, fishing |
GF2 | Fishing, crop farming, and animal rearing | |
GF3 | Swimming, animal rearing, and domestic purposes | |
GF4 | Downstream of the Craddock wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) | |
GF5 | Fishing, recreational activities | |
Keiskamma River | KE1 | Animal rearing |
KE2 | Domestic activities | |
KE3 | Receives community runoff, wastewater pipe leakage, and domestic refuse | |
KE4 & KE5 | Downstream of Sandile Dam and a WWTP | |
Tyhume River | TY1 | A recreational site where tourists visit and swim |
TY2 | Domestic activities, animal rearing and other farming activities | |
TY3 & TY4 | Fishing, recreational activities and farming | |
TY5 | Downstream of hospital waste discharge and waste discharge from the University of Fort Hare |
