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A review of the challenges and opportunities for water reuse in irrigation with a focus on its prospects in Tanzania
(Int. J. Environmental Engineering, 2015)
Water reuse is one of the potential ways to complement the existing
portable water sources. Its adoption is becoming of interest due to water
shortages in many parts of the world. Its implementation is supported by
several ...
Estimating Conveyance Efficiency and Maize Productivity of Traditional Irrigation Systems in Usa River Catchment, Tanzania
(Hindawi, 2020-07-30)
Estimating the conveyance efficiency of traditional irrigation schemes systems is very important. It is because of understanding the
volume of water lost along with the transportation facility, enhancing water usage and ...
Quantitative assessment of metal contamination and associated pollution risk in sediments from the Mara River in Tanzania
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2020-10-21)
For most rivers in sub-Saharan Africa, information about pollution indices related to sediments is sparse. Sedimentological research of rivers that empty into Lake Victoria is highly patchy and wide apart. The present study ...
A review on strategies to optimize metabolic stages of anaerobic digestion of municipal solid wastes towards enhanced resources recovery
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2019-12-17)
Recently, there are increased efforts by municipals and researchers to investigate the potential of utilizing municipal solid wastes (MSW) for resources recovery. In many parts of developing countries, MSW is mostly collected ...
A Novel and Facile Method to Characterize the Suitability of Metallic Iron for Water Treatment
(MDPI, 2019-11-23)
Metallic iron (Fe0) materials have been industrially used for water treatment since the 1850s. There are still many fundamental challenges in affordably and reliably characterizing the Fe0 intrinsic reactivity. From the ...
Contamination of groundwater sources in emerging African towns: the case of Babati town, Tanzania
(Water Practice & Technology, 2018)
Assessment of groundwater contamination potential was carried out in Babati, Manyara, Tanzania. Diazotization,
cadmium reduction, ascorbic acid, ion selective electrode and membrane filtration analytical methods were
used, ...
Development of a cost-benefit analysis approach for water reuse in irrigation
(Science Publishing Group, 2014-10-10)
Water reuse is one of the alternatives to counteract the already experienced water shortages. However water
reuse as any other investment is associated with costs. This article looks at water reuse for irrigation as one ...
Agrochemicals use in horticulture industry in Tanzania and their potential impact to water resources
(International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2014-04)
The objective of this review was to analyze the existing information on the use of agrochemicals
(Fertilizers and Pesticides) in the Tanzanian horticulture industry especially the Northern regions and their
potential to ...
Factors influencing solid waste generation and composition in urban areas of Tanzania: The case of Dar-es -Salaam
(Science Publishing Group, 2014-07-30)
Solid waste characterisation study was carried in Dar-es-Salaam to quantify the waste generation rates and
composition. By studying solid waste generation trends for three socioeconomic statuses, it was found that the ...
Heavy metals risk assessment of water and sediments collected from selected river tributaries of the Mara River in Tanzania
(Springer Nature, 2021-06-25)
This study investigated the levels of Pb, Hg, Cr, Cd, and As in water and sediments from the tributaries of the Mara River,
Tanzania. Pollution risk of water and sediments was investigated using seven indices and fve ...