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Pollution Risk Assessment of Groundwater at Kamkuywa Market Center, Bungoma Using Geospatial Technology
(Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology, 2021-07)
Background: Pathogenic contamination of groundwater, due to poor sanitation, has continuously posed a significant health risk to human health. Kamkuywa market center, a peri-urban settlement, relies heavily on shallow wells ...
Potential Use of Kilibwoni Bubbling Spring Water, Nandi County, Kenya
(Journal of Water Resources and Ocean Science, 2021-07)
The demand for carbonated water in Kenya is in the rise, owing to increasing lifestyle diseases like obesity, which
requires that to reduce weight and remain healthy; a lot of carbonated water should be taken throughout ...
Analysis of Selected Factors Supporting Urban Sprawl Patterns Using Analytical Hierarchy Process Model: A Case Study of Areas Surrounding Eldoret Town, Kenya
(African Journal of Business Ethics, 2022-11)
Eldoret town is currently experiencing rapid urban growth in all directions exerting great pressure on biophysical and socio-economic environments. This is evidenced by fertile agricultural land being converted into patches ...
Influence of Anthropogenic Activities on Microbial Quality of Surface Water in Subukia Town, Kenya
(Journal of Environment Natural Resources Management and Society (JENRS), 2014-09)
Water quality and quantity is increasingly under threat by human population increase and
anthropogenic activities. Momoi and Subukia rivers in Subukia division, Nakuru County are
sources of drinking water for the community ...
Landslide Occurrences in Kittony Area, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT), 2016-04)
Landslides and other forms of ground failure affect communities all across the nation. Despite advances in science and technology, these events continue to result in human suffering, billions of dollars in property losses, ...
Mapping Landslide Susceptibility Along the Nandi Escarpment in Malava Sub-CountyKakamega County, Kenya
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)
Landslidesmay occur in hilly terrain due to a combination of factors like deforestation, heavy precipitation, slope steepness and gravity, land use and cover. Whenever they occur, they may result in disasters such as loss ...
Evaluation of Management Practices for Sustainability of Water Resources in Arror River Watershed, Kenya
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)
Water is an indispensable natural resource that is critical for sustaining life and ensuring healthy ecosystems. Since it is dynamic in nature with an ever-increasing demand, its sustainable userequires ...
Making Kenyan Urban Transportation System Smart: The Case of Eldoret Municipality
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)
Transportation systems are the fundamental to the economic prosperity of any nation. Nonetheless, transportation itself more so the use of automobiles has unintended negative environmental impacts that threaten the very ...
THE EFFECTS OF Cuscuta campestris Yunck INVASION ON TEA GROWTH PARAMETERS, QUALITY AND SOIL NUTRIENT UPTAKE IN NANDI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2022-10)
Major agricultural crops around the word face problem of parasitic infestations. Almost everywhere in the world, there are about 200 species of parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta, family of Cuscutaceae also known as ...
Citizen Perception of Green Spaces Prioritization in Urban Kenya: The Case of Kisumu City and Eldoret Municipality
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)
Kenyaiscurrentlyexperiencing rapidrateofurbanizationwhichisconsideredasoneofthehighestintheregion,withover30%ofitspopulationlivinginurbanareas.Itisprojectedthatby2050Kenyawillbepredominantlyanurbannationashalfofitspopula ...