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Hydrological drought frequency estimation using stream flow drought index and modified gumbel method in upper Tana river basin
(Radiance Research Academy, 2015-11-15)
Objective: To estimate the hydrological drought frequency for upper Tana River basin in Kenya using absolute Stream flow
Drought Index (SDI) and modified Gumbel technique. The frequency of drought event of a defined ...
Biodegradation of carbofuran in soils within Nzoia River Basin, Kenya
(Journal of Environmental Science and Health, 2015-04-06)
Carbofuran (2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate) has been used within the Nzoia River Basin (NRB), especially in Bunyala Rice Irrigation Schemes, in Kenya for the control of pests. In this study, the ...
Power degradation and its climatic correlation in field-aged photovoltaic modules operating in Kenya
(GlobeEdu Group, 2015-01-01)
Photovoltaic (PV) modules deployed outdoors usually degrade physically due to exposure to the various elements such as UV light, a range of fluctuating temperatures and humidity and variations in operating currents and ...
The impacts of land use changes on livelihood of the Maasai community in Kajiado county, Kenya
(Dept. of Geography, Bahir Dar University, 2015-02-27)
This paper assesses impacts of land use changes on livelihoods and subsequent
environmental degradation in Amboseli ecosystem of Southern Kenya. The paper employed
field surveys using questionnaires, interview and focus ...
The impacts of land use changes on the Maasai community in Kajiado county, Kenya
(Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies & Management, 2015-02-27)
This paper assesses impacts of land use changes on livelihoods and subsequent
environmental degradation in Amboseli ecosystem of Southern Kenya. The paper employed
field surveys using questionnaires, interview and focus ...
The effects of communal land sub-division and land use changes on household waste production in the southern rangelands of Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2015-02-28)
In the past few decades, the inhabitants of now Kajiado County in the southern rangelands of Kenya have experienced changes in land tenure and in land use that have impacted other aspects of their livelihoods as well as ...
Environmental hazards in peri-urban poultry farming in western Kenya
(2015)
Poultry keeping is popular in peri-urban centres of Kenya. Poultry wastes arising from
intensive poultry units may become too large to be absorbed in the immediate areas of
production as crop plots and gardens decrease ...
Allelopathic potential of mexican sunflower [tithonia diversifolia (hemsl) a. gray] on germination and growth of cowpea seedlings (vigna sinensis l.)
(2015)
Invasive plant species when introduced into new environments may result into a number of ecological problems (Howard et al., 2000). They may influence other species through pathways such as allelopathy or phytotoxicity ...
The use of phytochemical composition of fifty (50) selected plants found in the university botanic garden, Maseno, Kenya to show
(2015-08-02)
Qualitative phytochemical analysis of 50 plants, five each from 10 selected families is presented. The ten
plant families were selected based on their high plant frequency of occurrence within the botanic garden. The
powdered ...