Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Antibacterial properties of phytochemicals isolated from leaves of alstonia boonei and aerial parts of ipomoea cairica
(Natural Product Communications, 2024-09-26)Objective: The leaves of Alstonia boonei and aerial parts of Ipomoea cairica are used for treatment of microbial infections among other ailments in African traditional medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate the ... -
Safety, toxicological and allergenic aspects of using algae for food
(Springer Link, 2024-07-14)Consumption of algae has been historically practiced, especially in East Asia and the Pacific region cultures. However, sporadic events and empirical studies have suggested that some compounds could be triggering intoxications, ... -
Role of starch in one pot fabrication of mesoporous gamma-alumina with excellent fluoride sorption capacity
(Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 2023-09-23)Green synthesis of mesoporous γ-AƖ2O3, a cutting-edge material for sustainable application in medicine, engineering, energy, and water treatment, is still challenging. Our study used a one-pot strategy for facile synthesis ... -
Sorption mechanisms and enhancement of selected organochlorine pollutants in water on zeolites
(Journal of Chemistry, 2024-01)Tis study investigates the adsorption capacities of selected organochlorines on zeolites, focusing on hexachlorobenzene (HCB), hexachlorotetradecane (HCTD), hexachlorodecane (HCD), hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), ... -
Aflatoxins in Uganda: an encyclopedic review of the etiology, epidemiology, detection, quantification, exposure assessment, reduction, and control
(International Journal of Microbiology, 2020-01-08)Uganda is an agrarian country where farming employs more than 60% of the population. Aflatoxins remain a scourge in the country, unprecedentedly reducing the nutritional and economic value of agricultural foods. This ... -
Lacustrine cyanobacteria, algal blooms and cyanotoxins in east Africa: implications for human and ecological health protection
(Phycology, 2023-02)Advected cyanobacteria, algal blooms and cyanotoxins have been increasingly detected in freshwater ecosystems. This review gives an insight into the present state of knowledge on the taxonomy, dynamics, toxic effects, ... -
Physicochemical quality of water and health risks associated with consumption of African lung fish (Protopterus annectens) from Nyabarongo and Nyabugogo rivers, Rwanda
(BMC research notes, 2020)Objective: To determine the quality of water, heavy metal content of edible muscles of a piscivorous fish (Protopterus annectens) and assess the health risks associated with using water and consumption of P. annectens ... -
Effects of industrial effluents on the quality of water in Namanve stream, Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Uganda
(BMC Research Notes, 2020)Objective: Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP) is one of the premier and the most successful Ugandan indus‑ trial complexes that impact the inner Murchison bay of Lake Victoria. The current study aimed at evaluating ... -
Heavy metal contamination of sediments from an exoreic African great lakes’ shores (Port bell, Lake Victoria), Uganda
(Pollutants, 2022-09-27)Lake Victoria (L. Victoria) is the largest African tropical and freshwater lake, with one of the highest pollution levels, globally. It is shared among Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, but it is drained only by the river Nile, ... -
Compliance and implementation of municipal solid waste management laws and regulations in Mukono district, Uganda
(Archives of Current Research International, 2023-09)Consumption and production of resources leads to generation of wastes that may be undesirable in the environment. Solid waste management laws are put in place aimed at ensuring proper and effective control and management ... -
Medicinal plants used in the management of sexual dysfunction, infertility and improving virility in the east African community: a systematic review
(Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2023-08)Sexual disorders such as erectile dysfunction (ED), sterility, and sexual inappetence represent some of the complex reproductive challenges that require addressing the underlying causes. Te aim of this paper was to ... -
Antibacterial and anticancer activities of green-synthesized silver nanoparticles using Photinia glabra fruit extract
(Nanomedicine, 2023-08)Aims: We prepared Photinia glabra (PG) aqueous fruit extract, utilized it to synthesize silver nanoparticles (PG-Ag NPs) and evaluated the antibacterial and anticancer activities of the nanoparticles (NPs). Materials & ... -
Phytochemical-based evidence of the health benefits of bidens pilosa extracts and cytotoxicity
(Chemistry Africa, 2023-03)Purpose Bidens pilosa L. is traditionally used as a flavouring agent in foods, in the treatment of diseases, in agriculture as a biopesticide and herbicide, and in the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with heavy ... -
Green practices implementation for environmental sustainability by five‑star hotels in Kampala, Uganda
(SpringerLink, 2023-03)Hotels operate continuously and are known to be one of the contributors of global pollution. Strategies like adoption of green practices would be a remedy to mitigate pollution and their effects for environmental sustainability. ... -
Watershed management and climate change adaptation mechanisms used by people living in dryland areas of Lokere catchment in Karamoja, Uganda
(Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, 2023-04)The effects of climate change in Uganda are manifested by severe and sometimes extreme weather events such as droughts and landslides. An Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) plan was initiated in the Karamoja region, ... -
Speciation of heavy metals in water from the Uganda side of Lake Victoria
(International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2010-02)Different forms of copper Cu, zinc Zn, lead Pb and cadmium Cd in water from the Uganda side ofLake Victoria (25°C, pH 6.75–7.18), the second largest inland freshwater lake in the world, havebeen studied ... -
Concentrations and sources apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments from the Uganda side of Lake Victoria
(Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2017)This study presents the levels and possible sources of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments from the Napoleon Gulf and Murchison Bay of Lake Victoria. Sediment samples were extracted and ... -
Organochlorine pesticide residues in Uganda’s honey as a bioindicator of environmental contamination and reproductive health implications to consumers
(Elsevier, 2021)Honey has multifaceted nutritional and medicinal values; however, its quality is hinged on the floral origin of the nectar. Taking advantage of the large areas that they cover; honeybees are often used as bioindicators of ... -
Heavy metal contamination in vegetables cultivated on a major urban wetland inlet drainage system of Lake Victoria, Uganda
(International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2010-06)The population of the Ugandan capital, Kampala, located close to Lake Victoria, appears to be exposed to risk of ingesting the heavy metals Cadmium (Cd) and Lead (Pb) through vegetables in their diet. Lake Victoria is ... -
Ineffectiveness of Nakivubo wetland in filtering out heavy metals from untreated Kampala urban effluent prior to discharge into Lake Victoria, Uganda
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010-12)The population of the Ugandan capital city of Kampala has dramatically increased since the political turmoil of the 1970s and with it a considerable rise in industrialisation. Few manufacturing plants, however, have ...
