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   Mouthpart deformities in Chironomidae (Diptera) as indicators of heavy metal pollution in northern Lake Victoria, Uganda

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Ochieng ED de Ruyter van Steveninck FM Wanda

   Due to the absence of appropriate and sensitive tools for monitoring heavy metal pollution in northern Lake Victoria (Uganda), this study investigated mouthpart deformities in chironomid larvae (Diptera) in relation to concentrations of lead, copper, cadmium and zinc in lake...

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   Inventory of kiln stacks emissions and health risk assessment: Case of a cement industry in Southwest Nigeria

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Solomon O. Giwa --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Collins N. Nwaokocha --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Abayomi T. Layeni --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria

   Cement production is a significant source of air pollution as both gaseous and particulate materials released are detrimental to the ecosystem. This work was carried out in a cement industry located in Southwest Nigeria. The emission rates of carbon monoxide...

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   Assessment of persistent organochlorine compounds contamination on the Lake Victoria water and sediments: a case study in Tanzania

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Wenaty --- Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Tanzania F Mabiki --- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Tanzania B Chove --- Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Tanzania R Mdegela --- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Tanzania

   The current study was conducted to establish the levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), its degradation products, and indicatory polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in water and sediments from Lake Victoria in Tanzania. Seven indicator PCBs were identified in sediments, and five were...

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   Behavioural response as a reliable measure of acute nanomaterial toxicity in zebrafish larvae exposed to a carbon-based versus a metal-based nanomaterial

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sarel J Brand --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Tarryn L Botha --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Victor Wepener --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa

   Production, use and disposal of products containing nanomaterials can lead to an increased presence of these particles in the environment and exposure to the organisms found there. It is therefore becoming increasingly necessary to develop methods for screening these materials...

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   Diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in anthropogenically disturbed Aturukuku River, Eastern Uganda

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Hannington Ochieng --- , Uganda Willy P Gandhi --- , Uganda Godfrey Magezi --- , Uganda James Okot-Okumu --- , Uganda Robinson Odong --- , Uganda

   Biodiversity conservation has focused on large vertebrates and plants with pronounced economic value, compared with smaller organisms such as benthic macroinvertebrates that play a particular role in freshwater ecosystems. The increasing loss and degradation of freshwater habitats, coupled with low...

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