Theses and Dessertations: Recent submissions
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EFFICACY OF TREATING WASTEWATER FROM WASTEPAPER RECYCLING MILL USING A BLEND OF Moringa oleifera Lam AND SYNTHETIC COAGULANTS
(University of Eldoret, 2023-09)Wastepaper recycling is an imminent industry globally to cater for the growing demand for paper and related paper products. The wastepaper recycling industry is characterized by high concentrations of pollutants and toxic ... -
AVAILABILITY AND MOBILITY OF ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS ALONG THE SLOPES OF OROBA VALLEY, WINAM GULF CATCHMENT, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2023-09)The human body depends solely on the soil to obtain essential elements for proper physiological function; therefore, depletions or inadequate uptake of essential elements from soil would negatively affect the health of a ... -
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND BIOASSESSMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF KING’WAL WETLAND, NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2023-08)Wetlands play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance, providing valuable ecosystem services, and supporting socio-economic activities for local communities. However, wetlands worldwide, including the King‘wal wetland ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF MODIFIED BIOSAND FILTERS (BY INCORPORATING BAMBOO ACTIVATED CHARCOAL, DIATOMITE, BONE CHAR, AND STEEL WOOL) IN REMOVAL OF FLUORIDE, AND E. coli FROM WATER.
(University of Eldoret, 2023-10)The Rift Valley contains the most significant sources of fluoride exposure. People in the Rift Valley have been confirmed to drink water containing up to 33mg/L of fluoride. The WHO has set the maximum allowable limit for ... -
DEVELOPMENTAL IMPACTS OF FLUORIDE AND ITS REMEDY ON Xenopus laevis’ THYROID GLAND
(University of Eldoret, 2022-09)Fluoride is known to cause several non-skeletal health effects including neural, kidneys, endocrinal, thyroid gland, and disorders of the liver as well as interfering with metabolic processes when the doses are high. This ... -
PHYTOREMEDIATION OF POTENTIALLY TOXIC METALS CONTAMINATED AGRICULTURAL SOIL USING PUTATIVE Brassica napus AND Raphanus raphanistrum IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2022-07)Potentially toxic metals (PTMs), Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Mercury (Hg), and Lead (Pb) naturally occur in soil within the environment, but human activities such as largescale farming have increased PTMs ... -
THE EFFECTS OF Cuscuta campestris Yunck INVASION ON TEA GROWTH PARAMETERS, QUALITY AND SOIL NUTRIENT UPTAKE IN NANDI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2022-10)Major agricultural crops around the word face problem of parasitic infestations. Almost everywhere in the world, there are about 200 species of parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta, family of Cuscutaceae also known as ... -
REMOVAL OF TERATOGENIC 2,4- DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID USING ACTIVATED CARBON IN BIOSAND FILTERED DRINKING WATER, A CASE OF AHERO IRRIGATION SCHEME
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Access to safe and clean drinking water is a major challenge to the people living around Ahero Irrigation (AIS). Water source in the area is constantly and increasingly polluted by agrochemical like pesticides from ... -
AN EVALUATION OF GENDER AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES IN CHOICE OF SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR MAIZE PRODUCTION IN NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)The adoption and diffusion of soil fertility management technologies among smallholder farmers in Kenya lags behind scientific and technological advances thus reducing crop productivity. The main purpose of this study ... -
ELEPHANT WOODY VEGETATION INTERACTION AND HUMAN ELEPHANTS CONFLICTS CONTROL IN MWEA NATIONAL RESERVE
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Elephants respond to management actions like fencing and indirect disturbance, causing detrimental effects due to spatio-temporal variability in the intensity of habitat use. Reduced dispersal area of the fenced-isolated ... -
THE MAJOR ANTI-DIABETIC HERBAL MEDICATIONS USED IN BARINGO COUNTY KENYA, THEIR BIOCHEMICAL PROFILES, ACTIVITY AND SAFETY
(University of Eldoret, 2021)The use of herbal medicine in the management of Diabetes Mellitus in the world today has been steadily increasing. In the African continent, approximately 80% of its inhabitants, use herbal products, whose’ biochemical, ... -
BEHAVIOURAL, NUTRITIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Cancer of the esophagus is the most common cancer among men and third most common in women in Kenya. It has a unique geographic distribution with some of the highest incidence rates being in Southern and East Africa, ... -
ADSORPTION OF LEAD (II) IONS FROM INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT BY USE OF EGGSHELL
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Heavy metals are major toxicants found in industrial effluent and have been known to contaminate the water resources. They include metals such as lead, cadmium, arsenic and chromium which pose a significant threat to the ... -
VEGETATION AND HABITAT USE AMONG LARGE HERBIVORES IN KIMANA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, AMBOSELI ECOSYSTEM, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Understanding the composition and structure of vegetation is important in conservation and management of large herbivores worldwide. The aim of the study was to obtain information on the composition and structure of ... -
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON MALARIA PREVALENCE IN RWANDAN HIGHLANDS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Fluctuations in climate variation could influence the emergence and re-emergence of vector-borne infectious diseases such as malaria in highlands. The transmission of malaria is caused by vector and arthropod that strive ... -
BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM WASTE TEA LEAVES AS A WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AT DL KOISAGAT TEA FACTORY NANDI HILLS (KENYA)
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Most tea factories in Kenya utilize wood as the main source of energy. Wood is burned in boilers to produce steam that is used in unit operations in tea processing. The firewood produce stack gases that are emitted into ... -
CONCENTRATIONS OF SELECTED TRACE ELEMENTS IN BOREHOLE WATER AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN HEALTH IN ELDORET MUNICIPALITY.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Water is a basic human requirement as it is extensively used in everyday life and therefore if contaminated it is detrimental to life and can cause death. This study assessed levels of trace elements; Copper, Chromium and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
