Browsing by Subject "heavy metals"

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Differential Biomass Accumulation among African Leafy Vegetables as Affected by Wastewater Irrigation in Kitui County, Kenya

Wambua, Judy M.; Ngene, Shadrack; Korir, Nicholas K.; Ntinyari, Winnie; Gweyi-Onyango, Joseph P. (SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2019)

Water scarcity of fresh water in Sub-Saharan has led to utilization of the wastewater in home gardening and also in commercial production of vegetables. Wastewater is associated with various substances including nutrients ...
Groundwater pollution risk from incinerated health-care waste bottom-ash at a national teaching and referral hospital in Kenya

Nkonge, Ananias N.; Magambo, Japhet K.; Oloo, Mayabi; Kithinji, Jacob; Ndwiga, Taratisio (2012)

The bottom-ash left after incinerating health-care waste may contain heavy metals which may leach and pollute the environment if not properly disposed of. Bottom ash samples were taken from Moi ...
Irrigation water quality analysis of Mitheu Stream in Machakos Municipality, Kenya

Kitulu, Linge; Nzeve, Julius K.; Waswa, Fuchaka; Kitur, Esther; Shitanda, Douglas (2020-09)

Water samples for physico-chemical, heavy metals and bacteriological analyses were collected from 4 selected points along Mitheu Stream flowing through Machakos Municipality once every month from June 2019 to September ...

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