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KINETICS OF METAL POLLUTANTS BIOSORPTION IN LAKE VICTORIA AND ITS ENVIRONS USING MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED POWDER
(University of Eldoret, 2016)In the last three decades attention has been paid to environmental management caused by hazardous materials such as heavy metals whose levels have risen due to increased anthropogenic activities. One of the techniques used ... -
LABORATORY ADEQUACY AND ITS EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRYIN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KESSES SUB-COUNTY, UASIN GISHU COUNTY KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2018)It has been observed that the general poor performance in science subjects is due to inadequate laboratory resources. An expository study designed to investigate laboratory adequacy and performance in secondary school ... -
NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF SELECTED INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES IN KENDU BAY AREA-HOMA BAY COUNTY
(2016-05-23)Nutrient analysis of vegetables plays a crucial role in assessing their nutritional significance. Plant foods provide almost all essential nutrients for human diet. Many stakeholders in human nutrition have emphasized the ... -
PHASE BEHAVIOUR OF L62 AND P104 IN WATER AND BENZYL ALCOHOL MIXTURES AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF L62, P104 and BRIJ-78 AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The isothermal ternary phase and aggregation behaviour of amphiphilic co-polymer-water-benzyl alcohol systems was investigated for the two non-ionic surfactant systems: L-62 and P104 at 25 C. The phase boundaries were ... -
PHYTOCHEMICAL ATTRACTANTS AND REPELLENTS FROM SELECTED KENYAN VARIETIES OF MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) AS CONTROL TOOLS FOR MANGO FRUIT FLY, Bactrocera invadens (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE)
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Infestation of mangoes (Mangifera indica L.) by the mango fruit fly, Bactocera invadens (Drew, Tsuruta and White) is a big threat to mango production in Kenya. The pest infestation leads to poor quality fruits that cannot ... -
POLLUTANT LEVELS IN WASTE WATER FROM TANNERY EFFLUENT: A
(2016-05-19)Wastewater from leather processing industries is very complex and leads to water pollution if discharged before treatment, especially due to its high organic loading and chromium content. Over the past years, Nakuru Tanners ... -
POLLUTANT LEVELS IN WASTE WATER FROM TANNERY EFFLUENT: A CASE STUDY OF NAKURU TANNERS, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Wastewater from leather processing industries is very complex and leads to water pollution if discharged before treatment, especially due to its high organic loading and chromium content. Over the past years, Nakuru Tanners ... -
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, ... -
POTENTIAL OF TEA FACTORY WASTE IN REMOVAL OF SELECTED HEAVY METAL IONS FROM SIMULATED CONTAMINATED WASTE WATER
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Pollution of water resources has increased with human activities world over and heavy metals are major contaminants. In this study, removal of Cd2+, Cr3+, Cu2+, Pb2+ and Zn2+ ions from simulated contaminated water using ... -
THE POTENTIAL OF WATER FROM KIPLOLOK BUBBLING SPRINGS IN NANDI COUNTY FOR USE AS NATURAL CARBONATED MINERAL WATER
(University of Eldoret, 2021)The demand for carbonated water in Kenya, just like the rest of the world, is on the rise, owing to increasing lifestyle diseases like obesity, which requires that for a healthy lifestyle a lot of carbonated water, should ... -
PROXIMATE AND ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS EVALUATION OF TWO INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES: COMMELINA AFRICANA AND AMARANTHUS THUNBERGII FROM AINAMOI DIVISION, KERICHO COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2016)In Kenya there are many indigenous leafy vegetables available. Despite this there is inadequate information on their nutritional diversity and how they can best be used in reducing malnutrition. This study was carried out ... -
QUANTIFICATION OF Cr +3, Cr +6, TOTAL CHROMIUM, AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TANNERY WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS: A case study of Bata Tanneries, Kenya
(University of Eldoret, 2022-10)Kenya's tanning industry is a key economic sector. Leather processing generates toxic effluents depending on the process. Bata leather industries in Kenya have been discharging effluent to nearby rivers leading to human ... -
RADIATION EXPOSURE LEVELS AND THEIR POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON DOMESTICATED ANIMALS IN WEST POKOT, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Radioactive matter in the earth’s crust and celestial bodies are the main sources of natural radioactive exposure to man and animals. The main contribution to external exposure comes from gamma-emitting radionuclides present ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NITRATES, PHOSPHATES IN WATER, IODINE LEVELS IN TABLE SALT AND GOITER OCCURENCE: A CASE STUDY OF NANDI HILLS, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Nitrates and phosphates are among the major inorganic pollutants in the environment, primarily contributed by nitrogenous and phosphate fertilizers, organic manures, human and animal wastes, and industrial effluents through ... -
SOIL FERTILITY AMENDEMENT USING MOLASSES WASTEWATER AND PIGWASTE AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON SOIL CHARACTERISTICS AND YIELD OF COWPEAS (Vigna unguiculata)
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Soil fertility is the number-one natural resource in Africa. However, due to high soil acidity and low fertility, food production has declined over the last decade. A case in point is in Uasin Gishu County, where farmers ... -
SOLID-STATE THERMAL DESOLVATION AND STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF OXALIC ACID DIHYDRATE, ZINC ACETATE DIHYDRATE, COPPER (II) SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE AND NICKEL (II) SULFATE HEXAHYDRATE
(2016-05-23)For many years it has been widely accepted that crystal dehydration can be related to internal crystal structure. However, there is very little empirical data or experiments on this work. This work makes an attempt to use ... -
SOLID-STATE THERMAL DESOLVATION AND STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF OXALIC ACID DIHYDRATE, ZINC ACETATE DIHYDRATE, COPPER (II) SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE AND NICKEL (II) SULFATE HEXAHYDRATE
(University of Eldoret, 2013)For many years it has been widely accepted that crystal dehydration can be related to internal crystal structure. However, there is very little empirical data or experiments on this work. This work makes an attempt to use ... -
THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS, NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS IN WATER AND SOILS OF YALA SWAMP, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Studies involving pollutants in the environment have been used as an indicator of their accumulation resulting from human activities. A study of spatial and temporal variation of pollutants involving forty four water and ... -
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN PHYSICO-CHEMICAL
(2016-05-19)Increased human activities have led to water pollution, especially metals and nutrients. Therefore, prudent management of aquatic environments require information on their quality status that can be estimated by monitoring ... -
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS, NUTRIENTS AND HEAVY METALS ALONG A GRADIENT OF ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES WITHIN KAPSABET RIVER, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Increased human activities have led to water pollution, especially metals and nutrients. Therefore, prudent management of aquatic environments require information on their quality status that can be estimated by monitoring ...
