Browsing Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase I (LVEMP I) by Subject "Catchment"

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    • Buffering capacity studies in a rural and an urban wetland in Lake Victoria catchment, Uganda 

      Busulwa, H; Mafabi, P; Malinga, A; Kyambadde, R; Ssekamate, J (1Wetlands Inspection Division, Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment, P. O. Box 9629, Kampala Uganda. 2 Chemistry Department, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda, 2006)
      Wetlands are known to filter water from catchments by retaining solid waste and eroded sediments from catchment areas. They reduce the impact of flooding, speed of flow, and hence store water while releasing it slowly. ...

    • Nutrient input into Lake Victoria from Atmospheric Deposition: The Case of Phosphorus 

      Machiwa, Praxeda; Tungu, Gogadi (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 ...

    • Variation of flow of water from Rivers Nzoia, Yala and Sio into Lake Victoria 

      Sangale, Felix; Okungu, John; Opango, Peterlis (Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2011)
      The continuous collection of both hydrological and Meteorological data has been a problem in most areas of the world. Therefore, such data normally have gaps in the time series. For proper water quality management of any ...