dc.contributor.author | Raude, James M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mutua, Benedict M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chemelil, Mathew C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sleytr, Kirsten | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-08T08:27:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-05-08T08:27:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.kibu.ac.ke/handle/123456789/896 | |
dc.description.abstract | Kenya faces serious challenges regarding water and sanitation services. Despite many years of
government investment, existing facilities continue to deteriorate and have also failed to meet the demand
of increasing population. These challenges are particularly severe in rapidly growing settlements of
urban poor. One such settlement is Nakuru municipality which has an average annual population growth
of about 8%. The municipality’s sewerage connection is inadequate (11% coverage) and only serves
middle and high income areas. This study used a semi-structured questionnaire aiming at characterizing
and determining the composition of greywater, besides identifying existing water supply and lifestyle
characteristics. The total suspended solids range in greywater was 200-3500 mg/l and faecal coliform
(FC) count 105
-106
100mL-1. High values of FC concentration in greywater can be associated with life
style characteristics and the settlement patterns. These results were used to develop site specific
greywater treatment systems ideal for peri-urban areas. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Loughborough University | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.title | Characterization of greywater from urban and peri-urban areas of Nakuru municipality, Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |