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INVESTIGATION OF POLLUTANT LEVELS AND EFFICIENCY OF HEAVY METAL REMOVAL USING BROWN ALGAE (Sargassum sp) BIOSORBENT: A CASE STUDY OF MIGORI RIVER, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
ABSTRACT
An increase in population initiating rapid industrialization has been found to consequently increase the effluents and domestic wastewater into the aquatic system. This has resulted in heavy metal pollution which ...
DETERMINATION OF LEVELS OF AFLATOXIN IN MAIZE SAMPLES: A CASE STUDY OF UASIN GISHU COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
The determination of levels of aflatoxins was done in Uasin Gishu County Kenya. Aflatoxins are compound produced by the two fungi; aspergillus flavus and aspergillus parasiticus. The main aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 have ...
THE EFFECTS OF AMENDED MOLASSES WASTEWATER ON THE GROWTH PROGRESS, NUTRITION AND YIELD OF Capsicuum annuum ON ACIDIC SOILS OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Little research work has been done especially on increasing effects of soil acidity on crop production due to long periods of chemical fertilizer use in North Rift region especially Uasin Gishu and Nandi Counties. Moreover, ...
EFFECT OF LIMING ON LEVELS OF POLLUTANT HEAVY METALS IN SOILS AND THEIR UPTAKE BY MAIZE IN UASIN GISHU AND TRANS-NZOIA COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Soil contaminated with heavy metals from agricultural and industrial sources leads to unhealthy food. The metals enter the food chain and are consumed by humans. Phosphate fertilizers too contain undetermined amounts of ...
ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT OF TEXTILE DYE WASTE WATER BY ANODIC OXIDATION
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Textile factories such as Rift Valley Textile Limited (RIVATEX) in Eldoret Kenya produce large volumes of wastewater which is alkaline, highly coloured and has high chemical oxygen demand (COD) and can adversely affect ...
POLLUTION IMPACT, PHYTOREMEDIATION AND KINETICS OF ADSORPTION OF SELECTED METAL IONS FROM RIVER AND WASTE WATERS USING ARROWROOTS (AMARANTA ARUNDINACEA)
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Increased human activities have led to a rise in pollutants in the environment among them heavy metals. Conventional technologies for removal of metal ions from polluted water are numerous. Most of these methods are, ...
TOWARDS TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL DYES FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF Bixa orellana.L SOLVENT EXTRACT.
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
The aim of the study is to report the dyeing of textile fibres using the natural dyes extracted from the seeds of Bixa orellana Linn. Natural dyes derived from plant materials have proved to be important alternatives to ...
SYNTHESIS OF A PHENYLETHYLTHIOUREA DERIVATIVE AS A POTENTIAL NON-NUCLEOSIDE INHIBITOR OF HIV-1 REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
The emergence of resistant strains of HIV-1 towards existing drugs has prompted a search for new compounds with good antiviral activity and favourable toxicological profile. This work reports the synthesis of a PETT ...
VARIATION OF LEVELS OF SELECTED METAL POLLUTANTS WITH DEPTH IN PETROLEUM CONTAMINATED SOILS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Human activities have led to increased metal contamination in the environment, among these is petroleum spillage. Effect of petroleum spillage on the Fe, Pb, Ni, Zn, Cd and Cu levels extracted from petroleum-contaminated ...
Chemical compositions of fresh volatiles aromas of some Kenyan Ocimum species
(Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2019)
Plants of genus Ocimum have unique aromas hence the likelihood of chemical profiles of their fresh
volatiles being different. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of head space
volatiles of fresh aerial ...