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Levels of toxic metals in multisectoral samples from Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria.
(2009)
In this study, the distribution and sources of inputs of trace metals including Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb from various sources as well as Fe which is widely used in the construction industry, into Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria were ...
Copper binding by dissolved organic matter in freshwaters in Kenya
(Department of Chemistry, 2007)
The binding of Cu2+ to dissolved organic matter in eight different natural water samples obtained from different locations in Kenya was studied by potentiometric titration method. The DOC contents of the eight natural water ...
Adsorption/Desorption and Mobility of Carbofuran in Soil Samples from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996-04)
DDT and metabolites in fish from Lake Edward, Uganda
(2009)
This paper presents results based on determination of residue levels of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis[p-chlorophenyl]ethane (DDT) and its metabolites in five fish species from Rwenshama landing site on Lake Edward, Uganda. The ...
The distribution of organochlorine pesticides in marine samples along the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya
(2002-11)
The concentrations of organochlorine residues of lindane, aldrin, alpha-endosulfan, dieldrin, endrin, p,p'-DDE, p,p'-DDD and p,p'-DDT in samples of seawater, sediment, fish and seaweed from different locations along the ...
Dissipation behavior of malathion and dimethoate residues from the soil and their uptake by garden pea (Pisum sativum)
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
The dissipation of malathion and dimethoate from soil and their uptake by garden peas was studied in a greenhouse at 10-26°C. Twenty-one-day-old seedlings were treated with 50% EC malathion or 40% EC dimethoate, labelled ...
Distribution, fate, and effects of 14C-DDT in model ecosystems simulating tropical Kenyan freshwater environments
(University of Nairobi., 2005-05)
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Mineralization, volatilization, and degradation of carbofuran in soil samples from Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1996-01)
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Climatic, socio-economic, and health factors affecting human vulnerability to cholera in the Lake Victoria basin, East Africa
(2007)
Cholera epidemics have a recorded history in the eastern Africa region dating to 1836. Cholera is now endemic in the Lake Victoria basin, a region with one of the poorest and fastest growing populations in the world. ...