School of Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management: Recent submissions
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ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTION, HEALTH IMPLICATIONS AND IMPACTS OF IMPROVED STOVE INTERVENTIONS IN BUNGOMA AND TRANS NZOIA COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)The use of biomass fuels poses great threats to environmental degradation and public health accounting for 32% of the total attributable burden of diseases due to indoor air pollution (IAP) in especially Africa. Heavy ... -
DIET AND SOME BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SILVER CYPRINID, Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin, 1904) IN LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Studies on the diet and some biological aspects of Rastrineobola argentea were conducted between August 2014 and March 2015 in the Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria. Stomach contents of 1154 specimens collected from commercial ... -
AVIAN SPECIES DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION IN AND AROUND NORTH NANDI FOREST, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Species-rich tropical forests are becoming increasingly fragmented, degraded, and declining in size threatening the survival of avian species that depend on them. Yet, avian species diversity and distribution in fragmented ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF AMMONIUM SULPHATE PROCESSED FROM ANAEROBIC PASTEURIZATION DIGESTER LATRINES EFFLUENT ON SOIL pH AND YIELDS OF PEAS (Pisum sativum)
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Improper disposal of human waste is one of the developing world’s most serious health problems due to pollution of the environment. Food production is also dwindling due to soils’ nutrients loss to leaching caused by ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF SALTWORKS’ WASTE-BRINE ON DISTRIBUTION OF MANGROVE CRABS (DECAPODA, PORTUNIDAE) WITHIN THE GONGONI-KURAWA INTERTIDAL AREA, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Evaporation is one of the oldest methods employed in sea salt production, a process that involves pumping seas water into a series of ponds where solar evaporation concentrates it into brine, and precipitates the salt; ... -
Assessment of Duckweed Supplement Diet to Fishmeal on the Growth Performance of Oreochromis niloticus Fingerlings
(AER Journal, 2019)Oreochromis niloticus is the most cultured fish in tropical freshwater aquaculture systems and second most cultured fish after carps in the world. In Kenya, Oreochromis niloticus has potential in eradicating hunger and ... -
PERCEPTION ON FOOD INSECURITY AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG FISHING COMMUNITIES LIVING IN HOMA BAY COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Fishing communities living along the shores of Lake Victoria have developed coping strategies to counter the daily life threatening challenges linked to food insecurity by adopting efficient technologies for food production, ... -
IMPACTS OF LAND USE ACTIVITIES ON MARURA WETLANDS; UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)The study sought to investigate the impact of land use activities on Marura wetland and was guided by the following specific objectives; to establish the main land use activities around Marura wetland, to assess the impact ... -
AN ECONOMIC VALUATION OF KINGWAL WETLAND’S BENEFITS AND COSTS TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE, NANDI COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Wetlands are important ecosystems that support biodiversity and livelihoods. This study was conducted in and around Kingwal wetland located in Nandi County, Kenya in January and February, 2018. Besides the wetland providing ... -
MODELLING GROWTH AND YIELD OF PLANTATION-GROWN Cupressus lusitanica AND Pinus patula IN CENTRAL REGION OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)In this study, forest inventory data as well as data from destructive sampling of Cupressus lusitanica and Pinus patula from Central Kenya was used to develop growth and yield models for the two species. The main aim of ... -
CHILD EXPOSURE TO LEAD IN THE VICINITIES OF INFORMAL USED LEAD-ACID BATTERY RECYCLING OPERATIONS IN NAIROBI SLUMS, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Lead exposure from informal used lead-acid battery (ULAB) recycling operations is a serious environmental health concern. Research shows that young children living in the vicinities of these operations have elevated blood ... -
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GROWTH RATES AND YIELD OF THE SEAWEED, Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty), USING VARIABLE SEEDLING DENSITIES AND CULTURE METHODS IN COASTAL KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Seaweed farming has been demonstrated to have significant socio-economic benefits to coastal communities and has the potential to reduce pressure on wild fishery stocks. This work was aimed at testing sustainable farming ... -
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF MAU FOREST DISPLACEMENT ON THE OGIEK COMMUNITY IN KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2016)There has been a global concern about reduction of land under forest cover in the world. In Kenya; this has resulted in forest eviction. Mau forest complex which is located in the central region of the rift valley of Kenya ... -
LIVELIHOOD IMPACTS OF SAND HARVESTING ALONG KERIO RIVER IN KERIO VALLEY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Sand in riverbeds is vital for human wellbeing and sustenance of rivers. The People living in Arid and Semi Arid Lands experience livelihood challenges due to frequent drought episodes. In response, inhabitants of these ... -
Non-Carcinogenic Lead Inadvertent Occupational Health Risk Assessment in Select Instructional Laboratories in Moi University and University of Eldoret, Kenya
(AER Journal, 2019)Settled surface indoor dust is of environmental importance since it can act as a medium of human exposure to heavy metals. Universities’ laboratories are involved in varied activities some of which may expose Pb to ... -
A review on the status of some major fish species in Lake Victoria and possible conservation strategies
(Lakes & Reservoirs, 2019)Lake Victoria, the second largest freshwater lake in the world, supports an enor mous flora and fauna biomass, with a large human population around the Lake. The lake is a source of food (fish), water for domestic use ... -
Chronic Toxicity of Detoxified Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater using Photocatalytic with Cu-TiO2 Foils/Sunlight on Xenopus levies (daudin) Tadpoles
(AER Journal, 2019)Wastewater from pulp and paper mills contain refractory toxic substances with deleterious effects to aquatic organisms when discharged before proper treatment. Most of the effluent treatment technologies used by the ... -
USE OF FISH BIOMARKERS TO ASSESS MICRO- POLLUTANT EXPOSURE AND EFFECTS IN LAKE KANYABOLI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)A lot of research in ecotoxicology is currently focused on identifying and developing suitable biomarkers for use in assessing environmental pollution. This study, set out to evaluate the use of a suite of biomarkers in ... -
URBAN GREEN SPACES AND POTENTIAL FOR EXPANSION IN ELDORET TOWN, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Urbanization and its related environmental problems demand for sustainable urban planning and management policies to safe guard the quality of urban environments. Urban Green Spaces (UGS) form an important component of the ... -
IMPACTS OF DEMAND DRIVEN AGR ICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES ON MAIZE PRODUCTION AND SOIL CONSERVATION AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN MOIBEN SUB-CCOUNTY, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Demand-driven agriculture extension services emphasize the need to provide services that meet the needs and priorities of farmers. In Kenya demand driven extension services were implemented through National Agriculture and ...
