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Selected heavy metal levels in water and fish from winam gulf in Lake Victoria near Kisumu city, Kenya
(International Journal of Environmental and Ecology Research, 2019)
Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater and fishery lake in Africa. Kisumu City, located at the shore of Winam Gulf has industrial activities discharging effluents into the lake with potential of contaminating the lake ...
Evaluation of enhanced soil washing process with tea saponin in a peanut oil–water solvent system for the extraction of PBDEs/PCBs/PAHs and heavy metals from an electronic …
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015-11)
Problems associated with PBDEs/PCBs/PAHs and heavy metals mixed contaminated sites have received wideattention. To address the associated environmental concerns, innovative remediation techniques are urgently needed
Production and characterization of activated carbons from sugarcane bagasse from Chemelil sugar factory, compared with commercial activated carbons
(Journal of Engineering in Agriculture and the Environment, 2020)
In Kenya activated carbon is imported yet we have enough bagasse that can be used in its production. The
activated carbon from bagasse adds economic value to the bagasse and the processing excess bagasse provides
for ...
Influence of Nitrogenous Fertilizer Rates and Plucking Intervals on Tea in Peatland and Highland Ultisol Soils of Rwanda: 1 Tea Yields
(International Journal of Tea Science, Volume 15 Issue 1 (2020, 2020)
Tea in Rwanda, is grown in different agro-ecosystems comprising highlands and drained low elevation peatlands. The plantations use uniform
agricultural practices imported from Eastern Africa countries, but without re-testing ...
Does powder and granular activated carbon perform equally in immobilizing chlorobenzenes in soil?
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015)
The objective of this study is to compare the efficacies of powder activated carbon (PAC) and granular activated carbon (GAC) as amendments for the immobilization of volatile compounds in soil. Soil artificially-spiked ...
The relationship between some chemical parameters and sensory evaluations for plain black tea (Camellia sinensis) produced in Kenya and comparison with simila...
(Elsevier, 2006-08-31)
Reliable and accurately measurable chemical parameters that can be used to estimate
black tea quality are desirable in trade, research and breeding programmes. Using plain
Kenyan black tea from 11 cultivars, which gave ...
SURVEY OF SWEET POTATO VIRUSES IN WESTERN KENYA AND DETECTION OF CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS
(2010)
Sweet potato is an important food crop worldwide, but several pests and diseases limit its production. In eastern Africa, virus-induced diseases rank second to weevils in causing yield reduction. Symptomatic sweet potato ...
Response of Plain Black Tea Parameters, Individual Theaflavins and Yields Due to Location of Production and Clones within Lake Victoria Basin
(International Society of Tea Science, 2019)
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is a major cash crop and leading foreign exchange earner, contributing to poverty alleviation by providing employment and livelihood to many stakeholders in the producing countries. Production has ...
Seasonal and Environment Variations of Yields and Yield Components of Tea (Camellia sinensis) Cultivars in Kenya
(International Journal of Tea Science Vol 13, No. 1&2 (2017) : 10-24, 2017)
In Kenya, tea is grown in highlands east and west of the Rift Valley at altitudes ranging from 1300 m to 2700 m above mean sea level. These areas vary widely in seasonal and locational environmental factors leading to ...
Chimie Minérale 1
(2011-02-01)
Le cours commence par un examen attentif du tableau périodique des éléments et de
la façon dont il est organisé. La connaissance du tableau permet de saisir facilement
et rapidement les concepts et les propriétés de la ...