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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 ...
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON MALARIA PREVALENCE IN RWANDAN HIGHLANDS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
Fluctuations in climate variation could influence the emergence and re-emergence of
vector-borne infectious diseases such as malaria in highlands. The transmission of malaria
is caused by vector and arthropod that strive ...
VEGETATION AND HABITAT USE AMONG LARGE HERBIVORES IN KIMANA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, AMBOSELI ECOSYSTEM, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Understanding the composition and structure of vegetation is important in conservation and management of large herbivores worldwide. The aim of the study was to obtain information on the composition and structure of ...
ADSORPTION OF LEAD (II) IONS FROM INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT BY USE OF EGGSHELL
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Heavy metals are major toxicants found in industrial effluent and have been known to contaminate the water resources. They include metals such as lead, cadmium, arsenic and chromium which pose a significant threat to the ...
BEHAVIOURAL, NUTRITIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Cancer of the esophagus is the most common cancer among men and third most common
in women in Kenya. It has a unique geographic distribution with some of the highest
incidence rates being in Southern and East Africa, ...
THE MAJOR ANTI-DIABETIC HERBAL MEDICATIONS USED IN BARINGO COUNTY KENYA, THEIR BIOCHEMICAL PROFILES, ACTIVITY AND SAFETY
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
The use of herbal medicine in the management of Diabetes Mellitus in the world today has been steadily increasing. In the African continent, approximately 80% of its inhabitants, use herbal products, whose’ biochemical, ...
ELEPHANT WOODY VEGETATION INTERACTION AND HUMAN ELEPHANTS CONFLICTS CONTROL IN MWEA NATIONAL RESERVE
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Elephants respond to management actions like fencing and indirect disturbance, causing
detrimental effects due to spatio-temporal variability in the intensity of habitat use.
Reduced dispersal area of the fenced-isolated ...
AN EVALUATION OF GENDER AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES IN CHOICE OF SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR MAIZE PRODUCTION IN NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
The adoption and diffusion of soil fertility management technologies among smallholder
farmers in Kenya lags behind scientific and technological advances thus reducing crop
productivity. The main purpose of this study ...
REMOVAL OF TERATOGENIC 2,4- DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID USING ACTIVATED CARBON IN BIOSAND FILTERED DRINKING WATER, A CASE OF AHERO IRRIGATION SCHEME
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Access to safe and clean drinking water is a major challenge to the people living around
Ahero Irrigation (AIS). Water source in the area is constantly and increasingly polluted by
agrochemical like pesticides from ...