Submitted by: Hugo Retief (Researcher), AWARD
Email: hugo@award.org.za
Module: Module 5 Transboundary Collaboration
Sub-Module: 5.1 Cross-border Water Governance
Topic: International Water Law
Date: 2026-02-09 09:12:38
Notes: aa
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Document Summary:
African Journal of Aquatic Science 27:1-10.
The South African Scoring System (SASS) Version 5 Rapid
Bioassessment Method for Rivers
CWS Dickens* and PM Graham
Hydrobiology, Umgeni Water, P O Box 9, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, South Africa
* Corresponding author, e-mail: chris.dickens@umgeni.co.za
Summary
The assessment of biota in rivers is a widely recognized means of determining the
condition or ‘health’ of rivers. Benthic macroinvertebrates, in particular, are recognized
as valuable organisms for...