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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 ...
Wastewater treatment for reuse in urban agriculture; the case of Moshi Municipality, Tanzania
(Pergamon, 2014-01-01)
Urban agriculture is practiced by dwellers as an adaptive response to improve their food security, household income, create informal employment and diversify their livelihood through sales of surplus produce or savings. ...
Anaerobic digestion of banana winery effluent for biogas production
(International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy, 2014-09-30)
he efficiency of banana winery effluent (BWE) in biogas production through improving fermentation process
was investigated in this study. The study was conducted in a batch system under mesophilic temperature of 35oC ...
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 ...
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 ...
Potentials of agric wastes activated carbons for water softening
(Research Journal in Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2014)
Various studies have been conducted to address softening of hard water. Ion exchange, electro-based techniques,
membrane filtration and adsorption are the most reported techniques in softening hard water. In the present
work, ...
Effect of Glass Thickness on Performance of Flat Plate Solar Collectors for Fruits Drying
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)
This study aimed at investigating the effect of thickness of glazing material on the performance of flat plate solar collectors. Performance of solar collector is affected by glaze transmittance, absorptance, and reflectance ...
Plant biomasses for defluoridation appropriateness : unlocking their potentials
(Research Journal in Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2014)
Fluoride and fluorosis are endemic to many countries including Tanzania. Performances of different materials
for use in water defluoridation systems have been reported. Some of these materials are; alum, oxides and
hydroxide ...