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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 ...
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 ...
CHILD EXPOSURE TO LEAD IN THE VICINITIES OF INFORMAL USED LEAD-ACID BATTERY RECYCLING OPERATIONS IN NAIROBI SLUMS, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Lead exposure from informal used lead-acid battery (ULAB) recycling operations is a serious environmental health concern. Research shows that young children living in the vicinities of these operations have elevated blood ...
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF AMMONIUM SULPHATE PROCESSED FROM ANAEROBIC PASTEURIZATION DIGESTER LATRINES EFFLUENT ON SOIL pH AND YIELDS OF PEAS (Pisum sativum)
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
Improper disposal of human waste is one of the developing world’s most serious health problems due to pollution of the environment. Food production is also dwindling due to soils’ nutrients loss to leaching caused by ...
ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTION, HEALTH IMPLICATIONS AND IMPACTS OF IMPROVED STOVE INTERVENTIONS IN BUNGOMA AND TRANS NZOIA COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
The use of biomass fuels poses great threats to environmental degradation and public health accounting for 32% of the total attributable burden of diseases due to indoor air pollution (IAP) in especially Africa. Heavy ...
CONCENTRATIONS OF SELECTED TRACE ELEMENTS IN BOREHOLE WATER AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN HEALTH IN ELDORET MUNICIPALITY.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Water is a basic human requirement as it is extensively used in everyday life and therefore if contaminated it is detrimental to life and can cause death. This study assessed levels of trace elements; Copper, Chromium and ...
BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM WASTE TEA LEAVES AS A WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AT DL KOISAGAT TEA FACTORY NANDI HILLS (KENYA)
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Most tea factories in Kenya utilize wood as the main source of energy. Wood is burned in boilers to produce steam that is used in unit operations in tea processing. The firewood produce stack gases that are emitted into ...