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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
GA3 and KNO3 Efficiency of Breaking Dormancy In Wild Brassicaceae (Brassica napus and Raphanus raphanistrum) Seeds for Enhanced Phytoremediation
(Agricultural Research and Technology, 2022)
Brassicaceae family are largely stress resistant to extreme environmental conditions particularly heavy metals laden soils. They are found
in post-harvest agricultural field and sometimes during farming season costing ...
Seasonality in environmental conditions drive variation in plankton communities in a shallow tropical lake
(Frontiers in water, 2022)
Factors influencing the spatio-temporal dynamics of plankton communities in small
tropical lakes are not well-understood. This study assessed plankton communities
in response to spatial (six sampling sites) and seasonal ...
Impact of Pteridium aquilinum on vegetation in Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda
(Heliyon, 2020)
Pteridium aquilinum acts as an important ecological filters in dominated communities. A study to investigate the
effects of its dominance in the vegetation of Nyungwe was conducted. Sampling was done in Mubuga and
Uwajerome ...
Phenotypic Variation of Four Populations of Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. (African Sandalwood) in Kenya
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)
African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata) is a dioecious and semi-parasitic tree at risk of
extinction due to overexploitation for its essential oil, a product used in the perfumery and
pharmaceutical industries. This study ...
Drivers of water quality in Afromontane-savanna rivers
(Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022)
Although several studies have investigated the relationships between water
quality in rivers and the types of land use within their catchments, many aspects
of these relationships remain unclear in Afromontane-savanna ...
A Review of Morphomeristic Characterization and Classification of Genus Enteromius sppin Africa
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)
Enteromius is currently represented by350 valid species, making it the most speciose and widely distributedcyprinidgenuson the African continent.TheEnteromiusrepresents one of the most common genera occurring in almost all ...
Effects of Varying Storage Conditions on the Vigour of Fresh Seeds of Ekebergia capensis
(AER Journal, 2019)
Ekebergia capensis is a popular indigenous tree valued for its medicinal uses. However, it is
an endangered tree species because of overexploitation and its slow regeneration rate in
nature. Production of this tree is ...