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Enhancing a sustainable safe water supply for rural communities of Mabungo parish, Kisoro district
(Kyambogo University(Un published work), 2019-07)
Access to safe water is still a challenge in Africa, the biggest population that suffers the challenge being from sub-Saharan African countries where Uganda is part. The major cause of limited water access is that 85% of ...
Wetland degradation and carbon sequestration potential – a case of Lubigi wetland, Uganda
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2019-11)
Wetlands are known for their high carbon sequestration potential owing to their high biomass content per unit area. This is however changing due to human needs to convert them to various land use types. The aim of this ...
The use of stakeholder analysis in integrated watershed management
(Mountain Research and Development., 2013-05-01)
In the Ngenge watershed, at Mt. Elgon in the eastern Ugandan highlands, agricultural practices cause serious soil erosion problems and subsequent decrease in soil and water quality. Attempts to manage soil erosion through ...
Assessment of levels, speciation, and toxicity of trace metal contaminants in selected shallow groundwater sources, surface runoff, wastewater, and surface water from designated streams in lake Victoria Basin, Uganda
(Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2019-05)
The levels, speciation of elements, and toxicity of selected trace metals as well as other parameters in selected surface water, shallow groundwater sources, landfill leachate, and associated surface runoff in the Lake ...
Competitive and noncompetitive batch sorption studies of aqueous cd(ii) and pb (ii) uptake onto coffea canephora husks, cyperus papyrus stems, and musa spp. peels
(Journal of Chemistry, 2015-09)
Coffea canephora, Cyperus papyrus, and Musa spp. were studied for competitive and noncompetitive removal of aqueous Cd2+ and Pb2+. The optimal conditions were pH 4.5 and agitation time 3.0 hours. Biomass constituent ions ...