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The influence of gold mining on radioactivity of mining sites soil in Tanzania
(International Journal of Environmental Quality, 2022-02-17)The activity of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in soil samples were measured by gamma spectrometry using high purity germanium detector. The study involved 40 samples from four divisions: 10 samples each were drawn from the control ... -
Influence of land use change on nitrate sources and pollutant enrichment in surface and groundwater of a growing urban area in Tanzania
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2021-01-31)In the present study, 3-year (1997, 2008 and 2017) satellite images as well as different hydro-chemical parameters, nitrogen and oxygen isotopic composition of nitrate were used to examine the impacts of land use and land ... -
Influence of Macrophyte Types towards Agrochemical Phytoremediation in a Tropical Environment
(International Journal of Engineering Research and General Science, 2014-09)The presence of agrochemicals waste water from agricultural fields poses major environmental and human health problems which may be solved by phytoremediation technologies. Phytoremediation is the use of plants to remediate ... -
Influence of metal contaminants and antioxidant additives on storage stability of biodiesel produced from non-edible oils of Eastern Africa origin (Croton megalocarpus and Moringa oleifera oils)
(Elsevier Ltd., 2015-10-15)The effect of metal contents and antioxidant additives on the storage stability of biodiesel produced from less common non-edible oils of Eastern Africa origin (Croton megalocarpus and Moringa oleifera) were evaluated and ... -
Influence of phosphate fertilizers on the radioactivity of agricultural soils and tobacco plants in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2023-06-20)Three brands of NPK fertilizers that contain variable concentrations of natural radioactivity are commonly used in tobacco plantations in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Tobacco plants are known for hyper-accumulation of ... -
The influence of physical-chemical variables on the spatial and seasonal variation of Chlorophyll-a in coastal waters of Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania
(African Journals Online, 2018-12-11)Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentrations were measured at four sites around Unguja, Zanzibar during the northeast (NE) and southeast (SE) monsoon seasons. Data for Chl-a, nitrate, phosphate, ammonia, dissolved ... -
Influence of scoria and pumice on key performance indicators of Portland cement concrete
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019-02-10)Cement industries have a huge CO2 signature that can be reduced in an effort to mitigate climate change via precise cement substitution with supplementary cementing materials (SCMs). The substituting materials and their ... -
The influence of stereochemistry of the active compounds on fluoride adsorption efficiency of the plant biomass
(Science Publishing Group, 2014-08-20)Several studies have reported various defluoridation capabilities of plant biomasses. The resultant variations in fluoride removal capacities are associated with the presence of different types of active functional groups ... -
Informing versus generating a discussion: Comparing two approaches to encouraging mitigation of soil erosion among Maasai pastoralists
(Elsevier, 2022-10-21)Soil erosion is a critical problem for pastoralist societies that rely on healthy grazing land for their livelihoods. Previous research suggests that unsustainable land management practice is one of the factors exacerbating ... -
Innovations and Sustainability: The Case of Improved Biomass Stoves' Adoption and Use in Tanzania
(Lund, Sweden – Spring, 2009)The adoption and continued use of improved stoves in the developing countries is of social, economic and environmental concern. In most developing countries, biomass-based energy accounts for more than 90% of all household ... -
Inorganic Nanocarriers: Surface Functionalization, Delivery Utility for Natural Therapeutics - A Review
(Scientific.Net, 2022-08)Inorganic nanocarriers for a decade have increased interest in nanotechnology research platform as versatile drug delivery materials. The utility of the inorganic nanocarriers for delivery of therapeutic agents is attributed ... -
Integrated Capacitive Deionization and Humidification-Dehumidification System for Brackish Water Desalination
(MDPI, 2021-11-15)A hybrid capacitive deionization and humidification-dehumidification (CDI–HDH) desalination system is theoretically investigated for the desalination of brackish water. The CDI system works with two basic operations: ... -
Integrated constructed wetlands treating industrial wastewater from seed production
(IWA Publishing, 2021)The performance of an integrated wastewater treatment system composed of horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland (HSSFCW), floating constructed wetland (FCW), and anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) was studied for ... -
Integrated Process for Sustainable Agro-process Waste Treatment and Climate Change Mitigation in Eastern Africa
(International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), 2011-11)Eastern Africa countries are faced with similar development challenges including high population growth rate, low agricultural productivity, increasing number of agro-processing industries, pollution and contamination ... -
Integrating reverse electrodialysis with constant current operating capacitive deionization
(Elsevier Ltd., 2014-12-15)The presence of a salinity gradient between saline water streams may result in the production of electricity via either reverse electrodialysis (RED) or forward osmosis. While the former system generates electricity because ... -
Interactions Between Sodium Ion and Constituents of Chitosan: DFT Study
(Science Publishing Group, 2015-09-03)Glucosamine and acetylglucosamine are the constituents of chitosan and chitin natural biopolymers. In the present study, the structure and properties of the D-glucosamine monomer (A), N-acetylglucosamine monomer (B), and ... -
Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops
(Elsevier, 2017-12-30)Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to synthetics, but only a handful have been commercialised and developed as non-food cash crops. One of the reasons why pesticidal plants ... -
Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops
(Elsevier, 2017)Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to synthetics, but only a handful have been commercialised and developed as non-food cash crops. One of the reasons why pesticidal plants ... -
Investigating Cutoff Technique for Improved Water Saving and Productivity in Furrow Irrigation System
(Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2021-10-04)The cutoff technique has not been adequately investigated despite being the most practiced among smallholder farmers. This study aimed at scenarios of improving water application efficiency, distribution uniformity, and ... -
Investigation of Aloe lateritia Gel as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 2 M HNO3 and 1 M H2SO4 Media
(Scientific Research, 2016-01-15)Corrsion inhibition of Aloe lateritia gel for Mild steel in 2 M HNO 3 and 1 M H 2 SO 4 solutions was in- vestigated by potentiodynamic polarization, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Foutier transform infrared ...