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Assessment of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) contamination in relation to physico-chemical parameters in the Upper River Kuja Catchment, Kenya (East Africa)
(2019)
Concentrations of 17 organochlorine pesticides residues (alpha-HCH, beta-HCH, gamma-HCH, deltaHCH, Heptachlor, Aldrin, Endrin, Endosulfan I, Dieldrin, p,p’-DDT, Endosulfan II, p,p’-DDD, Endrin aldehyde, p,p’-DDE, Endosulfan ...
Evidence of non-DDD pathway in the anaerobic degradation of DDT in tropical soil
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2019-03-01)
DDT transformation to DDD in soil is the most commonly reported pathway under anaerobic conditions. A few instances of DDT conversion to products other than DDD/DDE have been reported under aerobic conditions and hardly ...
Encapsulation Of Ibuprofen Into Solid Lipid Nanoparticles For Controlled And Sustained Release Using Emulsification Solvent Evaporation Technique
(Published by Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd., 2019)
Objective: The objective of the study was to encapsulate ibuprofen (IBU) into solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) for enhanced dissolution and achieving a sustained and controlled release of the drug from the nanocarrier.
Methods: ...
The effects of metakaolinization and fused-metakaolinization on zeolites synthesized from quartz rich natural clays
(Elsevier, 2019-12-01)
A variety of zeolites have been synthesized by performing either metakaolinization or fused-metakaolinization of natural clays prior to the hydrothermal synthesis step. To understand the differences arising from performing ...
Preparation, characterization of fish scales biochar and their applications in the removal of anionic indigo carmine dye from aqueous solutions
(IWA Publishing, 2019-12-01)
The preparation and applications of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fish scale biochars (FSB) as an adsorbent in the removal of indigo carmine dye (ICD) from aqueous solutions is described. The biochars were prepared through ...
Preparation and Application of Biochars for Organic and Microbial Control in Wastewater Treatment Regimes
(IGI Global, 2019)
Biochars have been extensively applied in soil remediation, carbon sequestration, and in climate change mitigation. However, in recent years, there has been a significant increase in biochar research in water treatment due ...
Toward a size scale-up cold sintering process at reduced uniaxial pressure
(Journal of America ceramic library, 2019)
Cold sintering is a low-temperature powder process methodology that enables the densification of ceramics and ceramic-based composites at significantly reduced times and temperatures. Although the general notion of required ...
Fertilizer Response and Environment Interactions of Yield and Yield Components of Clonal Tea (Camellia Sinensis) in Kenya
(International Society of Tea Science, 2019)
Tea is an important cash crop, providing income and employment to rural populations in many countries. In Kenya, tea is the leading export commodity crop and is grown in highlands east and west of the Rift Valley at altitudes ...
Selected heavy metal levels in water and fish from winam gulf in Lake Victoria near Kisumu city, Kenya
(International Journal of Environmental and Ecology Research, 2019)
Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater and fishery lake in Africa. Kisumu City, located at the shore of Winam Gulf has industrial activities discharging effluents into the lake with potential of contaminating the lake ...