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INTEGRATED HEAT ENERGY AND NUTRIENTS RECOVERY IN SUGARCANE WASTES
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Sugarcane processing industry produces bagasse, molasses and press mud as wastes. Both bagasse and press mud have high energy content while press mud is rich in nutrients phosphates, calcium and nitrates. However, when ...
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF EFFLUENT FROM MUMIAS SUGAR FACTORY ON WATER QUALITY AND PHYTOPLANKTON SPECIES DIVERSITY OF RIVER NZOIA, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Phytoplankton species diversity were used to assess the effects of effluent from Mumias sugar factory on water quality in Kenya, on River Nzoia downstream of the discharge point in relation to variations in water quality ...
CANCER RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ARSENIC, CADMIUM, CHROMIUM AND LEAD EXPOSURE IN FLUORSPAR MINING BELT ELGEYO-MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
The elevated levels of heavy metals due to the mining activities in Fluorspar mining belt are a cause of environmental and health concern. The study was aimed at determining the concentrations of Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), ...
EFFECTS OF HABITAT CHANGE ON FOOD AVAILABILITY AND PREFERENCE BY BLACK AND WHITE COLOBUS MONKEY (C. angolensis), AT KIBONGE FOREST ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
Forest disturbances by anthropogenic activities present challenges to animals and lead to feeding behavioural changes. Change of diet may be an important strategy to adjust to forest degradation. This study examines how ...
ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY OF UNSTABILIZED PYRETHRINS AND DIATOMACEOUS EARTH ADMIXTURE ON SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS IN MAIZE GRAINS
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Maize crop provides source of livelihood to all groups of people that depend on it. Its adaptability to different agro-ecological zones has led to its increased production and consumption worldwide. In Kenya maize is ...
Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change – Policy Making and Institutional Framework in Kenya’s Mt. Elgon Forest Ecosystem
(International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 2019)
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is a strategy that relies on forest landscape’s biodiversity
management and restoration to enhance the sustainable production and supply of ecosystem
goods and services as alternative ...
UPTAKE OF CADMIUM, COPPER AND ZINC IN SELECTED PLANTS COMMONLY GROWN IN KENYA FROM POST-METHANATION DISTILLERY EFFLUENT
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Pot experiments were carried out on a field plot in University of Eldoret (UoE) to study uptake of selected metal contaminants from distillery effluent in four plants commonly grown in Kenya: Ipomoea batatas, Eucalyptus ...
ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN INFLUENCES ON INDIGENOUS PLANT COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF EMBOBUT FOREST RESERVE IN ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
Embobut Forest Reserve is affected by the natural environmental variation and human
activities that have not been studied. This study determined the plant species
composition, abundance and diversity in relation to ...
USE OF FISH BIOMARKERS TO ASSESS MICRO- POLLUTANT EXPOSURE AND EFFECTS IN LAKE KANYABOLI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
A lot of research in ecotoxicology is currently focused on identifying and developing suitable biomarkers for use in assessing environmental pollution. This study, set out to evaluate the use of a suite of biomarkers in ...
Non-Carcinogenic Lead Inadvertent Occupational Health Risk Assessment in Select Instructional Laboratories in Moi University and University of Eldoret, Kenya
(AER Journal, 2019)
Settled surface indoor dust is of environmental importance since it can act as a medium of
human exposure to heavy metals. Universities’ laboratories are involved in varied activities
some of which may expose Pb to ...