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REMOVAL OF TERATOGENIC 2,4- DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID USING ACTIVATED CARBON IN BIOSAND FILTERED DRINKING WATER, A CASE OF AHERO IRRIGATION SCHEME
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Access to safe and clean drinking water is a major challenge to the people living around
Ahero Irrigation (AIS). Water source in the area is constantly and increasingly polluted by
agrochemical like pesticides from ...
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 ...
Litter processing and shredder distribution as indicators of riparian and catchment influences on ecological health of tropical streams
(Ecological Indicators, 2014-05)
Terrestrial plant litter is the main source of energy for food webs in forest headwater streams. Leaf litter quality often changes when native tree species are replaced by exotic ones and land use change in
the watershed ...
Macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in Kenyan highland streams: evidence for a diverse shredder guild
(The Society for Freshwater Science, 2014-02)
Data on the functional composition of invertebrates in tropical streams are needed to develop models
of ecosystem functioning and to assess anthropogenic effects on ecological condition. We collected macroinvertebrates ...
ECOSYSTEM-BASED ASSESSMENT OF THE MALINDI-UNGWANA BAY PRAWN FISHERY USING ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
The study aimed to generate information that will contribute to development of an Ecosystem based approach to fisheries management (EAFM) of prawn resources in the Malindi-Ungwana
Bay, Kenya. A comprehensive ecosystem-based ...