| Uptake and distribution of a copper, iron and zinc mixture in gill, liver and plasma of a freshwater teleost, Tilapia sparrmanii V Wepener, JHJ Van Vuren, HH Du Preez Water sa 27 (1), 99-108, 2001 | 171 | 2001 |
| Prioritizing agricultural pesticides used in South Africa based on their environmental mobility and potential human health effects JM Dabrowski, JM Shadung, V Wepener Environment international 62, 31-40, 2014 | 168 | 2014 |
| Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides in an apex aquatic predator from a premier conservation area R Gerber, NJ Smit, JHJ Van Vuren, SMM Nakayama, YB Yohannes, ... Science of the Total Environment 550, 522-533, 2016 | 141 | 2016 |
| The oxidative toxicity of Ag and ZnO nanoparticles towards the aquatic plant Spirodela punctuta and the role of testing media parameters M Thwala, N Musee, L Sikhwivhilu, V Wepener Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 15 (10), 1830-1843, 2013 | 140 | 2013 |
| The effect of hexavalent chromium at different pH values on the haematology of Tilapia sparrmanii (Cichlidae) V Wepener, JHJ Van Vuren, HH Du Preez Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Comparative Pharmacology 101 …, 1992 | 134 | 1992 |
| Cytotoxicity of Ag, Au and Ag-Au bimetallic nanoparticles prepared using golden rod (Solidago canadensis) plant extract TL Botha, EE Elemike, S Horn, DC Onwudiwe, JP Giesy, V Wepener Scientific reports 9 (1), 4169, 2019 | 131 | 2019 |
| An assessment of the influence of multiple stressors on the Vaal River, South Africa V Wepener, C Van Dyk, L Bervoets, G O’brien, A Covaci, Y Cloete Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts a/b/c 36 (14-15), 949-962, 2011 | 127 | 2011 |
| Effect of manganese and iron at a neutral and acidic pH on the hematology of the banded tilapia (Tilapia sparrmanii) V Wepener, JHJ Van Vuren, HH Du Preez Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 49, 613-619, 1992 | 125 | 1992 |
| A conceptual framework for using mussels as biomonitors in whole effluent toxicity R Smolders, L Bervoets, V Wepener, R Blust Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 9 (3), 741-760, 2003 | 118 | 2003 |
| Distribution of perfluorinated compounds (PFASs) in the aquatic environment of the industrially polluted Vaal River, South Africa T Groffen, V Wepener, W Malherbe, L Bervoets Science of the Total Environment 627, 1334-1344, 2018 | 115 | 2018 |
| Active biomonitoring in freshwater environments: early warning signals from biomarkers in assessing biological effects of diffuse sources of pollutants V Wepener, JHJ Van Vuren, FP Chatiza, Z Mbizi, L Slabbert, B Masola Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 30 (11-16), 751-761, 2005 | 114 | 2005 |
| Comparative studies on the uptake and effects of cadmium and zinc on the cellular energy allocation of two freshwater gastropods L Moolman, JHJ Van Vuren, V Wepener Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 68 (3), 443-450, 2007 | 110 | 2007 |
| Persistent organic pollutants in the Olifants River Basin, South Africa: Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer through a subtropical aquatic food web V Verhaert, N Newmark, W D'Hollander, A Covaci, W Vlok, V Wepener, ... Science of the total environment 586, 792-806, 2017 | 103 | 2017 |
| The influence of land use on water quality and diatom community structures in urban and agriculturally stressed rivers GW Walsh, V Wepener Water Sa 35 (5), 2009 | 101 | 2009 |
| Pesticides in South African fresh waters TM Ansara-Ross, V Wepener, PJ Van den Brink, MJ Ross African Journal of Aquatic Science 37 (1), 1-16, 2012 | 95 | 2012 |
| A regional-scale ecological risk framework for environmental flow evaluations GC O'Brien, C Dickens, E Hines, V Wepener, R Stassen, L Quayle, ... Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 22 (2), 957-975, 2018 | 92 | 2018 |
| Seasonal variation of selected metals in sediments, water and tissues of the groovy mullet, Liza dumerelii (Mugilidae) from the Mhlathuze Estuary, South Africa HM Mzimela, V Wepener, DP Cyrus Marine Pollution Bulletin 46 (5), 659-664, 2003 | 92 | 2003 |
| A note on the concentrations and bioavailability of selected metals in sediments of Richards Bay Harbour, South Africa V Wepener, LA Vermeulen Water SA 31 (4), 589-596, 2005 | 68 | 2005 |
| A histology-based fish health assessment of the tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus from a DDT-affected area KJ McHugh, NJ Smit, JHJ Van Vuren, JC Van Dyk, L Bervoets, A Covaci, ... Physics and chemistry of the earth, parts A/B/C 36 (14-15), 895-904, 2011 | 67 | 2011 |
| The use of feathers in monitoring bioaccumulation of metals and metalloids in the South African endangered African grass-owl (Tyto capensis) TM Ansara-Ross, MJ Ross, V Wepener Ecotoxicology 22, 1072-1083, 2013 | 60 | 2013 |
JHJ van VurenProfessor in Zoology, University of JohanessburgVerified email at uj.ac.za
