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Impact of wastewater effluents from a sugar industry and a molasses based distillery on water quality of River Musamya in Lugazi, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-05)
The sugar industry in Uganda and East Africa is of economic importance in terms of employment opportunities, government revenue, and sugar production for export and domestic consumption. However, there is a problem of ...
Performance, body composition, carcass characteristics and culture water quality of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (l.) fed low tannin sorghum
(2014-08-06)
This study investigated the effects of substituting maize with low-tannin sorghum as feed energy ingredients on growth performance, body composition and carcass characteristics of Nile Tilapia and the effects of feeding ...
Biosand water filter: Effects of sand size and sand column height on filtered water quality
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
The study investigated the performance of locally assembled Biosand Water Filters (BSFs) with varied sand sizes and sand column heights. The main objective of the study was to contribute to water quality improvement through ...
Effects of fish cage culture on the water quality in Napoleon Gulf, Northern Lake Victoria
(Makerere University, 2015-06)
Cage fish culture is a fast growing industry in Uganda due to low fish production and the need for increased food security and employment. There are, however, growing concerns that proliferation of fish cages in Lake ...
Impact of oil and gas waste disposal on water and soil quality: A pilot study of Ngara & Bugungu waste consolidation sites in Buliisa District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Oil wastes from the exploration operations in the form of drilling muds, cuttings and chemicals contaminate the environment and threaten human health and ecosystems. The aim of this study was to assess the impacts of oil ...