Water Service Delivery Issues and Challenges for the Urban Poor Zones in Southwestern Uganda. by Muhamya, Horace, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

Subjects: “…Water service challenges…”
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Analysis of Bacteriological Quality of Domestic Water Sources in Kabale Municipality, Western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Johnson, Runyonyozi

Subjects: “…Water Quality, Drinking Water Sources, Total Coliform, E. coli…”
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Household Water Treatment Technologies for Microbial Removal in Kabale District, Southwestern Uganda by Alex, Saturday, George Lukoye Makokha, Anthony Macharia

“…The mean log10 Escherichia coli reductions were 1.2 log10 (100%) for boiling, bio sand filtration, application of Water Guard tablets and application of aqua safe tablets. …”
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Improvement of Water Quality of Koranorya Water Supply System-Mbarara Municipality. by Nabaasa, Gorden

“…The preliminary studies as indicated in this report include the map study, the detailed study and the household survey whereby the map study aided in figuring out the exact location of the area of interest and the water source, the detailed survey helped to identify the abstraction point, treatment processes at the current water treatment plant, public perception on the current water quality and the house hold survey to obtain the necessary water demand since the study mainly considered the domestic supply. …”
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Improvement of Water Quality of Koranorya Water Supply System-Mbarara Municipality. by Nabaasa, Gorden

“…The preliminary studies as indicated in this report include the map study, the detailed study and the household survey whereby the map study aided in figuring out the exact location of the area of interest and the water source, the detailed survey helped to identify the abstraction point, treatment processes at the current water treatment plant, public perception on the current water quality and the house hold survey to obtain the necessary water demand since the study mainly considered the domestic supply. …”
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Pesticide application and water quality in Doho and Kibimba rice irrigation schemes, eastern Uganda by Sulaiman, Abubakar Aminua, Sarah, Nachuha, Zakia, Tebetyoc

“…Independent t-test results showed that water pH, temperature and turbidity varied significantly between Doho and Kibimba (P<0.05). …”
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Performance of Household Water Treatment Methods for Microbial Removal under Household Conditions in Kabale District, Uganda by Alex, Saturday, George Lukoye Makokha, Anthony Macharia

“…Samples were analyzed for total coliforms and Escherichia coli, the major indicators of biological contamination of drinking water, to measure effectiveness of treatment under household conditions. …”
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A literature review of climate-smart landscapes as a tool in soil- water management in Sub-Saharan Africa by Turyasingura, Benson, Tumwesigye, Wycliffe, Atuhaire, Abraham, Tumushabe, Jennifer Turyatemba, Akatwijuka, , Rogers

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Content and dynamics of nutrients in the surface water of shallow Lake Mulehe in Kisoro District, South–western Uganda by Saturday, Alex, Kangume , Susan, Bamwerinde, Wilson

“…The recorded overall WQI value places Lake Mulehe’s water quality into the ‘poor’ category in terms of worthiness for human consumption. …”
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Content and dynamics of nutrients in the surface water of shallow Lake Mulehe in Kisoro District, South–western Uganda by Saturday Alex · Kangume Susan · Bamwerinde Wilson

“…The recorded overall WQI value places Lake Mulehe’s water quality into the ‘poor’ category in terms of worthiness for human consumption. …”
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Community management and sustainability of Gravity water flow scheme in Uganda, A Case of Rubanda District. by David, Otika, Fabian, Mwosi, Eton, Marus, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Godfrey, Barigye

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Water Accounting and Productivity Analysis to Improve Water Savings of Nile River Basin, East Africa: From Accountability to Sustainability. by Hirwa, Hubert, Zhang, Qiuying, Li, Fadong, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Xu, Ning, Tian, Chao, Cheng, Hefa, Chen, Gang, Ngwijabagabo, Hyacinthe

“…Climate change impacts on drylands pose more vexing risks to socio-ecological systems, resulting in food security issues, biodiversity loss, and livelihood shifts in Africa. …”
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Water Hyacinth, an Invasive Species in Africa: A Literature Review by Lubembe, Sharon Indasi, Okoth, Sharon, Turyasingura, Benson, Oyugi, Timothy, Ibarasa, Hillary, Moenga, Kelvin, Chavula, Petros, Tumushabe, Jennifer Turyatemba

“…The plant extracts can also be used to treat cholera, sore throats, and snake bites, as well as to scent hair. Water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes (Eichhornia crassipes) has proliferated rapidly in African inland waters, posing numerous threats to fisheries by reducing the existence of some species; water quality by lowering levels of dissolved oxygen; human health and the environment by introducing various disease causing pathogens and harbouring dangerous animals. …”
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Assessment of Variability in Physicochemical Water Parameters of Lake Nyabihoko, Western Uganda. by Abraham, Atuhaire

“…The mean values for the measured parameters of DO, EC, turbidity, TDS, chloride, and phosphates significantly differed between sampling seasons except for temperature, pH, hardness, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, and nitrates. The lake’s Water Quality Index (WQI) values ranged from 82.9 to 88.8, with an overall mean value of 86.1, which belongs to the “very poor” class of drinking water quality based on the WQI classification. …”
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Investigating the Efficiency of Coffee Husks in Bio-Retention Model for Storm Water Treatment. by Musasizi, Joseph

“…A bio-retention is the storm water Best Management Practices (BMP) designed to capture and treat the runoff using the natural properties of soil and plants to remove contaminants. …”
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Assessment of the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Waste Water Treatment and Management Systems in Kabale Municipality. by Muyambi, Amos

“…This report reviews the waste water treatment process at Kabale municipality where we find out that the method used is the waste water stabilization process using two anaerobic ponds and one facultative pond. …”
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Assessment of the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Waste Water Treatment and Management Systems in Kabale Municipality. by Muyambi, Amos

“…This report reviews the waste water treatment process at Kabale municipality where we find out that the method used is the waste water stabilization process using two anaerobic ponds and one facultative pond. …”
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Design of a Waste Water Treatment System for Kampala International University-Western Campus. by Tayebwa, Gift

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Contamination Potentials of Household Water Handling and Storage Practices in Kirundo Subcounty, Kisoro District, Uganda by Alexander, Agensi, Julius, Tibyangye, Andrew, Tamale, Ezera, Agwu, Christine, Amongi

“…In analysed household drinking water, 25% had total coliforms and 8.7% had Escherichia coli. …”
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Investigating the Use of Open Air Burnt Sorghum and Wheat Straw Ashes to Soften Hard Water. by Bainomugisha, Jonan

“…Further analysis on the treated water showed that the Color, TDS, Turbidity, PH and Alkalinity increased by 75%, 297%, 55%, 27.5% and 12% respectively for WSA at 20 grams of ash per liter of water and 75%, 306%, 90%, 29.5% and 17% respectively for sorghum straw ash at 22.5g/l. …”
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