Browsing School of Pure and Applied Sciences by Author "Getenga, Zachary M."
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Assessing the Challenge of Settlement in Budalangi and Yala Swamp Area in Western Kenya Using Landsat Satellite Imagery
Onywere, Simon M.; Getenga, Zachary M.; Mwakalila, Shadrack S.; Twesigye, Charles K.; Nakiranda, Josephine K. (The Open Environmental EngineeringJournal, 2011)The Budalangi area of Kenya exhibits high levels of rural poverty despite its natural resources potential and favourable climate. The area was mapped using multi-temporal remote sensing image ... -
Biodegradation of s-triazine herbicide atrazine by Enterobacter cloacae and Burkholderia cepacia sp. from long-term treated sugarcane-cultivated soils in Kenya
Ngigi, Anastasiah N.; Getenga, Zachary M.; Boga, Hamadi I.; Ndalut, Paul K. (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
Twesigye, Charles K.; Onywere, Simon M.; Getenga, Zachary M.; Mwakalila, Shadrach S.; Nakiranda, Josephine K. (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 ... -
Synthesis of mesoporous akaganeite functionalized maize cob biochar for adsorptive abatement of carbamazepine: Kinetics, isotherms, and thermodynamics
Selly, Jemutai Kimosop; Okello, Veronica A.; Shikuku, Victor O.; Orata, Francis; Getenga, Zachary M. (Elsevier, 2022-09-01)In this work, akaganeite (β-FeO(OH)) impregnated maize cob biochar (Fe-MCB) was prepared by direct hydrolysis, and its adsorptive potential was tested against aqueous solutions of carbamazepine (CBZ), an emerging contaminant. ...