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Study on Agrochemical Handling and Use in Magu District
(2002)
This reports on a study on handling and use of agro-chemicals in Magu District, Mwanza Region,
Tanzania. It has been found that there is misuse and improper handling of the chemicals. Farmers lack
enough knowledge of the ...
Nutrient input into Lake Victoria from Atmospheric Deposition: The Case of Phosphorus
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2002)
Phosphorus input into lake Victoria from atmospheric deposition was estimated by setting two sampling
stations: one in rural (Itumbili) and another in urban (Igogo) settings. Nutrient estimation from both wet
and dry ...
Overview of Lake Victoria frame survey 2000 - Uganda
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2002)
This paper gives observations made on the frame survey that was carried out on the Uganda part of
Lake Victoria in March 2000. The paper highlights the major changes affecting fishing, fishing gears
and facilities in the ...
Impact of Livestock Grazing to Fringing Wetlands of Lake Victoria (Tanzania Experience)
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2002)
A baseline study was carried out in October/November 1999 to assess the impacts of Livestock grazing on
the fringing wetlands of Lake Victoria on the Tanzanian side. Two villages bordering the Western
Corridor of the ...
A review of estimation of rainfall and evaporation over Lake Victoria
(Directorate of Water Development, Water Resources Management Department, P.O. Box 19, Entebbe, Uganda, 2002)
With its area covering 68,800 km2, a shoreline length of about 3,450 km around a basin area of about
258,700 km2, a mean depth of 40 meters and sometimes up to a maximum of 84 meters, Lake
Victoria’s hydrology has been ...
Pollution loads into Lake Victoria from the Kenyan catchment
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2002)
Lake Victoria has experienced eutrophication problems. This is attributable to pollution due to an
expanding population, a rapidly developing technology, and increased industrial and food production.
Pollution from ...
Aquatic weed problem in Lake Jipe
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2002)
Lake Jipe is in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, and lies on the border with Kenya. A stream drains from the lake southward through a wetland and empties its waters in Nyumba ya Mungu dam some kilometers downstream.
The ...