Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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Biodegradation of s-triazine herbicide atrazine by Enterobacter cloacae and Burkholderia cepacia sp. from long-term treated sugarcane-cultivated soils in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-09-26)In this study soils from sugarcane-cultivated fields were screened for bacterial species capable of atrazine (6-chloro-N2-ethyl-N4isopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine)degradationduetolongexposureofthesoilstothisherbicide. ... -
The Impact of Land Use Activities on Vegetation Cover and Water Quality in the Lake Victoria Watershed
(The Open Environmental EngineeringJournal, 2011)The impact of land use activities on loss of vegetation cover and water quality was assessed in three selected sites within the Lake Victoria Basin using remote sensing technologies and standard water quality ... -
Metribuzin mobility in soil column as affected by environmental and physico-chemical parameters in Mumias sugarcane zone, Kenya
(Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN)., 2011-03)The physico-chemical parameters of soil, influences the soil solution characteristics and that may affect the sorption of soil applied herbicides. The present investigation reports the influence of physico-chemical parameters ... -
Residue levels and dis charge loads of antibiotics in waste water treatment plants (WWTPs), hospital lagoons, and rivers within Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(Environ Monit Assess, 2016)The detection of antibiotics in water systems has instigated great environmental concern due to the toxicological effects associated with these compounds. Their discharge into the environment results from the ubiquity of ... -
The dissipation of malathion and dimethoate from the pea plants (Pisum sativum) under controlled conditions
(Taylor and Francis, 2000)4C-malathion, [S-1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate] and 14C-dimethoate, [O,O-dimethyl S-(N-methylcarbamoylmethyl)phosphorodithioate] have been admin-istered to leaves of pea (Pisum ... -
THE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RAPID DISAPPEARANCE OF PESTICIDES FROM TROPICAL SOILS IN KENYA
(Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 2001)Results of field and laboratory studies on adsorption/desorption, leaching, dissipation, bound residue formation and metabolism of DDT, DDE, lindane, parathion, malathion, dimethoate and carbofuran in tropical soils in ... -
Dissipation Behavior of Malathion and DimethoateResidues from the Soil and Their Uptake by Garden Pea(Pisum sativum)
(Environmemental Contamination and Toxicology, 2000)The contamination of soil by pesticide chemicals can occur through direct application to control some inhabiting insect pests of a variety of economic plants while indirect avenues can occur through aerial ... -
Social Value Formation and Switching toTtithonia in Nzoia River drainage
(Global Business & Economics Anthology, 2010)Following Ozaki (2009) the paper examines positive social values for switching from inorganic fertilizers to* tithonia in the NRDB. The predominance of sugar cane production in the NRDB generates immense water 3 pollutants ... -
Atrazine and terbuthylazine mineralization by an Arthrobacter sp. isolated from a sugarcane-cultivated soil in Kenya
(Chemosphere, 2009)A tropical soil from a Kenyan sugarcane-cultivated field showed a very high capability to mineralize 14C-ring-labeled atrazine. In laboratory experiments this soil mineralized about 90% of the applied atrazinewithin98 ... -
Effect of Occupation on the Levels of Lead in Human Blood in Kenya
(Chemistry and Materials Research, 2013)The occupation an individual is involved in exposes him or her to different levels of lead from the work environment. The main occupation of the study subjects included working in the petrol stations, ... -
The Influence of Filter Mud Compost and Tithonia diversifolia Leaves on the Dissipation of Diuron in Soils within the Nzoia River Drainage Basin, Kenya
(Springer, 2012-05-22)The aim of the study was to evaluate the environmental impact of filter mud compost and Tithonia diversifoila amendments on the dissipation of diuron in sugarcane cultivated soils. Filter mud compost is the by-product of ... -
CAUSES OF FATHER ABSENCE AND HOW IT AFFECTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE BOY CHILD IN KCSE IN SUNEKA DIVISION, KISII COUNTY, KENYA
(Kenya Journal Of Educational Planning, Economics & Management, 2018)This study was set to ascertain the causes of father absence and how it affects the academic performance of the boy child in KCSE in Suneka Division, Kisii County. The objectives of this study were: to find out the grades ... -
Influence of Teachers' Attitudes towards Students' Discipline in Secondary Schools in Murang'aEast Sub-County, Murang'a County, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2017-09)Discipline is a rudimental ingredient that plays a crucial role in a school system, which insists on upholding the moral values of students. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of teachers’ attitudes ... -
Physical Chemical Parameters of Waste water. A case Study of Njoro Sewage Works, Nakuru, Kenya
(2018)Njoro sewage works is the main sewage work for Nakuru urban town that receives about 90% of industrial wastewater and 10 % domestic wastewater. In-sufficient pre-treatment of industrial wastewater, may affect the normal ... -
Integrating MFT-qPCR techniques in constructed wetlandfaecal bacterial purification monitoring; a case of a typicaltropical hybrid constructed wetland system
(Iwa Publishing, 2018)The sanitation control of pathogens in the tropical effluents needs much more attention to ensureecosystem health integrity and the safety of human health. The common use of chemicals inachieving this in wastewater treatment ... -
Composition of plastic waste discarded by households and its management approaches
(Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2019)Among the emerging environmental issues within Sub-Saharan Africa is the haphazard disposal of plastic waste, some of which end up downstream in the marine environment leading to negative effects. Notably there have been ... -
The Extent to Which the Content of Common Courses Offered Foster National Values Among the Youth in Private and Public Universities in Kenya.
(Kenya Journal Of Educational Planning, Economics & Management, 2016)This study sought to determine the extent to which the content of common courses offered foster national values among the youth in private and public universities in Kenya. The mixed method approach was employed for the ... -
Occupational Safety and Health Hazards in the Informal Non-food Manufacturing Sector in Kampala City, Uganda
(Asian Journal of Medicine and Health, 2019)The informal non-food manufacturing sector is an engine of growth and development in both developed and developing countries. This particular sector is unregulated and unregistered in official government statistics. It is ... -
Climate Variability and the Associated Impacts on Smallholder Agriculture in Senetwo Location, Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2015): In the Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs) part of West Pokot County of Kenya, the growing season for agricultural activities occurs during the peak rainfall season of March, April and May (MAM). Farmers in these areas rely ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF HOTEL RATING AND ITS IMPLICATION ON FINANCIAL TURNOVER OF RATED HOTELS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Environment, Ecology, 2014)Hotel service quality has long been a concern for scholars and practitioners. Previous researches indicate that the service quality of hotels in Kenya is yet to match international standards. It has been argued that one ...
