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Effect of anthropogenic activities on the water quality of Amala and Nyangores tributaries of River Mara in Kenya
(2015-10-30)
Abstract Mau Forest in the upper reaches of the Mara River basin has recently undergone
increased forest destruction followed by human settlement and agricultural activities. These
anthropogenic activities may be ...
Effects of land use change on land degradation reflected by soil properties along Mara River, Kenya and Tanzania
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015-01-01)
Human-induced changes to natural landscapes have been identified as some of
the greatest threats to freshwater resources. The change from natural forest cover to
agricultural and pastoral activities is rampant especially ...
Triterpenes from Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum and Their Antimicrobial Activities against Crop Pathogens
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2017-01-26)
Phytochemical evaluation of Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum (Loes) extracts led to the
isolation of nine compounds which were identified as 3-oxofriedelane (1), 3α-
hydroxyfriedelane (2), 3-oxo-29-hydroxyfriedelane (3), ...
Effect of copper (II) on the sorption/desorption of chlorsulfuron in five wheat growing regions of the Mara River Basin, Kenya
(Scienceedomain International, 2016)
Spatial distribution and habitat characterization of mosquito species during the dry season along the Mara River and its tributaries, in Kenya and Tanzania
(BioMed Central, 2018-01-12)
Vector-borne diseases are increasingly becoming a major health problem among
communities living along the major rivers of Africa. Although larger water bodies such as
lakes and dams have been extensively researched, ...
Recent Influences of Anthropogenic Activities and Seasons on Heavy Metal Distribution in Shoreline Sediments in Lake Victoria Near Kisumu City, Kenya
(Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2017)
The Winam Gulf on Lake Victoria around Kisumu city has seen increase in anthropogenic activities. The activities discharge pollutants, especially heavy metals into the lake. The heavy metals sink into sediments, which ...
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 ...
Effects of regional climate variability on the prevalence of diseases and their economic impacts on households in the Lake Victoria basin of Western Kenya
(Inderscience Publishers (IEL), 2016)
Climate variability has a strong influence on disease prevalence and subsequently on
economic wellbeing of the affected households. In this study, six regions were selected and
clustered into three groups based on their ...