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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 ...
A Review on Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Environment: A Focus on Active Chemicals in Sub-Saharan Africa
(MDPI, 2021-12-22)
: Active chemicals are among the contaminants of emerging concern that are rarely covered
in regulatory documents in sub-Saharan Africa. These substances are neither in the list of routinely
monitored substances nor in ...
Sources of Nitrate in Ground Water Aquifers of the Semiarid Region of Tanzania
(Hindawi, 2021)
Nitrate isotopic values are often used as a tool to identify sources of nitrate in order to effectively manage ground water quality. In this study, the concentrations of NO3−, NO2−, and NH4+ from 50 boreholes and shallow ...
Assessment of fluoride removal in a batch electrocoagulation process: A case study in the Mount Meru Enclave.
(Elseiver, 2021-03-01)
The presence of excessive amounts of fluoride than prescribed standards has been reported
in various sources of domestic water supply around the slopes of Mount Meru and other
parts in Tanzania. Efforts to remove the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Performance of inclined plates settler integrated with constructed wetland for high turbidity water treatment
(IWA Publishing, 2021)
The purpose of this study was to investigate and demonstrate cost-effective treatment technologies for high
turbid waters, used for domestic purposes in rural areas of Tanzania where conventional community water
treatment ...
Assessment of fluoride removal in a batch electrocoagulation process: A case study in the Mount Meru Enclave
(Elsevier B.V., 2021-03-04)
The presence of excessive amounts of fluoride than prescribed standards has been reported
in various sources of domestic water supply around the slopes of Mount Meru and other
parts in Tanzania. Efforts to remove the ...
Effect of mixing ratios of natural inorganic additives in removing ammonia and sulfide in the liquid phase during anaerobic digestion of slaughterhouse waste
(Elsevier, 2021-06-01)
In this study, the efficacy of inorganic additives in the removal of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) and sulfide in the aqueous phase of slaughterhouse waste undergoing anaerobic digestion in the batch reactor was investigated. ...
Current status of textile wastewater management practices and effluent characteristics in Tanzania
(IWA Publishing, 2021-04-05)
Textile wastewater from wet processing units is a major environmental problem. Most chemicals,
including dyes, are only partly consumed, resulting in highly colored wastewater containing a variety
of chemicals released ...