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Environ. Res. Commun.1(2019)125003https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ab50f6PAPERComputational and experimental study of a hydro-dynamicallandslide model based on laboratoryflume tests
(Environmental Research Communications, 2019)
Hydrological factors such as volumetric water content(VWC)and pore-water content(PWC)havebeen cited widely as significant factors that trigger slope failures especially shallow landslides anddebrisflows. Over the years, ...
SOIL EROSION PROCESSES AND CONTROL ON RURAL ROADS IN MT. ELGON SUB-COUNTY, TRANS NZOIA AND WEST POKOT COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Roads are essential component to the counties’ economy; they are key agents of economies to thrive, good and well maintained roads imply great and successful economies. Low volume rural roads are facing great challenge and ...
Stratigraphy and Fluoride Levels Variation in Borehole Water: A Case of River Njoro Catchment
(Open Access Library Journal, 2020)
Boreholes are main sources of water for human use in the Rift Valley. How ever these boreholes have fluoride levels higher than the World Health Or ganization (WHO) recommended levels of 1.5 mg/l and consequently have ...
Variation of Fluoride Levels in Surface Geology: A Study of River Njoro Catchment, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)
Fluoride levels in water that is higher than the World Health Organization (WHO)
recommended levels of 1.5mg/l have raised concerns to the health of human.
Subsequently fluoride contamination in water is a pertinent ...
EFFECTS OF GEOLOGICAL VARIABILITY AND SELECTED PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF WATER QUALITY ON FLUORIDE LEVELS IN RIVER NJORO CATCHMENT, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2020)
Fluoride levels higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended levels of 1.5 mg/l have to raise serious health issues. Therefore fluoride contamination is a pertinent matter that calls for concern by all people ...
RUNOFF GENERATION, IMPACTS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN AMALEMBA URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT, KAKAMEGA MUNICIPALITY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
The study was carried out in Amalemba informal urban settlement within Kakamega municipality, Kenya. It concerned environmental impacts of uncontrolled runoff in the environmentally vulnerable low income settlement. ...
ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL AND SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF WATER QUALITY USING STATISTICAL, CCME-WQI AND GIS METHODS IN NAKURU MUNICIPALITY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2022)
Nakuru Municipality lies in the larger Lake Nakuru basin where the natural chemistry of its watershed is characterized by high levels of inorganic salts posing a significant problem to water resources. River and ground ...
On-Site Runoff Management, Challenges and Prospects in Amalemba, an Urban Informal Settlement in Kakamega Municipality, Kakamega County, Kenya
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022-06)
This study investigated the challenges and prospects of on-site runoff management in Amalemba informal urban settlement in Kakamega Municipality, Kenya. The study followed a qualitative research design. Visual observations, ...
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 ...
Water quality and ecology of Lake Kanyaboli, Kenya: Current status and historical changes
(Lakes and reservoirs, 2022)
Small waterbodies are the most threatened freshwater habitats because of the large ratio between their size and the catchment they drain. The present study assessed the current and ...