2. Research problems and objectives

This research sought to answer the following questions:


The overall aim of the research was to assess the impacts of treated AMD effluent on Tweelopiespruit's receiving and downstream ecosystem.

Specific objectives were:


The results from this study were to be submitted to the Team which was carrying out the overall neutralization process at the Randfontein AMD treatment plant. The report could assist them in assessing the impacts of the treated effluent on receiving waters, judging from the resultant water quality samples from the specified study monitoring sites.
