Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Subject "Murchison Bay"
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Assessing Erosion Risk and Heavy Metal Loading in Sediment from the Inner Murchison Bay Catchment
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Lake Victoria's Inner Murchison Bay (IMB) is suffering from deteriorating water quality, with pollutants including heavy metals posing ecological and human health concerns. The information gaps on sediment from the ... -
Assessment of the occurrence, abundance and characteristics of microplastics in Nakivubo Channel and the Murchison Bay of Lake Victoria.
(Makerere University, 2022-03-28)Microplastics are small-size particles, less than 5mm, largely a result of inappropriate disposal of plastic waste, which disintegrates in the open environment. There is an increase in the volumes of plastic waste generated ...