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Kinetic analysis of anaerobic sequencing batch reactor for the treatment of tannery wastewater
(Academic Journals, 2017-06-30)A pilot scale anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR) was operated at different organic loading rate (1.03, 1.23, 1.52 and 2.21 kg.m-3.d-1) in order to determine the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and methane ... -
Kinetics and optimization modeling of Fenton-mediated photocatalysis of dye effluent with novel PANI/AK-TiO2 nanocomposites
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2024-04-05)The quest for the application of a high solar-photon sensitive photocatalysts for rapid photodegradation of recalcitrant dye molecules with deleterious environmental impacts remains a major setback for the adoption of ... -
Land Use and Environmental Gradients Influence on Riparian Woody Plant Diversity and Structure in Lake Manyara Watershed Ecosystem, Tanzania
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2023-09-12)Riparian vegetations are important in supporting ecological connectivity between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The structure and species composition of riparian woody plants have been subjected to multiple forces ... -
Land-Use and Land Cover Changes on the Slopes of Mount Meru-Tanzania
(Current World Environment, 2018-12)Environmental transitions analysis was done in part of the land on the slopes of the foothills of Mount Meru in thirty (30) years’ time from 1986 to 2016 using satellite-derived land use/cover maps and a Cellular Automata ... -
The Last Will Be First: Water Transfers from Agriculture to Cities in the Pangani River Basin, Tanzania
(Water Alternatives, 2012-10)Water transfers to growing cities in sub-Sahara Africa, as elsewhere, seem inevitable. But absolute water entitlements in basins with variable supply may seriously affect many water users in times of water scarcity. This ... -
Lawsone isomers, lawsone ether and bilawsone for dye-sensitized solar cells applications: DFT and UV-Vis studies.
(Elsevier Inc., 2020-01-01)Structural and optoelectronic properties of lawsone (L), lawsone ether (LE) and bilawsone (BL) were studied theoretically using the DFT and time-dependent DFT methods with hybrid functional B3LYP5 and 6-311G (2d,p) basis ... -
Leguminous cover crops differentially affect maize yields in three contrasting soil types of Kakamega, Western Kenya
(Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS), 2011)Maize production in smallholder farming systems in Kenya is largely limited by low soil fertility. As mineral fertilizer is expensive, green manuring using leguminous cover crops could be an alternative strategy for farmers ... -
Levels and distribution of progesterone in receiving waters and wastewaters of a growing urban area.
(Water Science & Technology, 2019-09-01)This study aimed at investigating the levels and distribution of progesterone in receiving waters and wastewaters in Arusha, a fast-growing urban area and the third largest city in Tanzania. Specifically, the study was ... -
Levels of community participation and satisfaction with decentralized wildlife management in Idodi-Pawaga Wildlife Management Area, Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis online, 2017-09-14)Participatory approaches to conservation are viewed as a plausible alternative to the old ‘fortress conservation’ approach. The design and implementation of these approaches in developing countries have tended to embrace ... -
Life cycle analysis of potential municipal solid wastes management scenarios in Tanzania: the case of Arusha City
(Springer Nature, 2021-01-07)The municipal solid wastes (MSW) management technologies in most cities of developing countries pose a continuous risk of contaminating the environment and affecting human health adversely; often because MSW technologies ... -
Low-cost far-field wireless electrical load monitoring system applied in an off-grid rural area of Tanzania
(Elsevier Ltd., 2020-08)Despite the rapid development of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, there is still a lack of practical wireless energy monitoring methods that can be implemented directly in rural areas with undeveloped infrastructure. ... -
LPG-Fueled Vehicles: An Overview of Technology and Market Trend
(Automotive Experiences, 2020)This article presents an overview of the technology status and market trends of LPG-fueled vehicles through the literature approach to re-evaluate their future. In the review, it is discovered that LPG vehicles are ... -
Macroinvertebrates
(Elsevier, 2022-01-14)This chapter introduces the diversity and community composition of macroinvertebrates occurring in wetlands with emphasis on the permanent and temporary wetlands in the Afrotropical region of the world. The chapter explores ... -
Making Fe0-Based Filters a Universal Solution for Safe Drinking Water Provision
(MDPI, 2017-07-12)Metallic iron (Fe0)-based filtration systems have the potential to significantly contribute to the achievement of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of substantially improving the human condition ... -
Managing non-revenue water in Mwanza, Tanzania: A fast-growing sub-Saharan African city
(Elsevier Ltd., 2021-07)High non-revenue water (NRW) and unreliable water supply services are major challenges in operations of the water infrastructure of most fast-growing cities in developing coun- tries. In this study, an analysis of the ... -
Manihot glaziovii-Bonded and Bioethanol-Infused Charcoal Dust Briquettes: A New Route of Addressing Sustainability, Ignition, and Food Security Issues in Briquette Production
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019-11-22)Most of the citizens in developing countries use charcoal for domestic cooking and small-scale enterprises because of its high calorific value, less smoke, and easy to transport. However, a lot of charcoal dust is generated ... -
Manufacturing of Functionally Graded Porous Products by Selective Laser Sintering
(Scientific.Net, 2009-10)Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a rapid prototyping technique which is used to manufacture plastic and metal models. The porosity of the final product obtained by SLS can be controlled by changing the energy density ... -
Mapping groundwater in ungauged lake basin in Tanzania: A comparison between two topography based methods
(Elsevier Ltd., 2022-02)Groundwater is one of the most critical water resources for Sub Saharan Africa. However, the understanding of the groundwater system in the region is still lacking due to sparse groundwater observations. The influence of ... -
Mass And Energy Balance For Fixed Bed Incinerators
(Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST), 2015-09)An estimation of mass and energy balance of an incinerator is an important consideration toward the design and operation of the incineration process. This paper is aimed to study the mass and energy balance of a locally ... -
Mass transfer approach and the designing of horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland systems treating waste stabilisation pond effluent
(IWA Publishing, 2018-11-29)Pilot-scale constructed wetlands (CWs) that allowed wastewater to flow with high interstitial velocities in a controlled environment were used to evaluate the possibility of using mass transfer approach to design horizontal ...
