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An overview of the present status of Water Quality of Lake Victoria, Kenya: A limnological perspective
(Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, LVEMP Water Quality Component, 2008)
Sampling for nutrients, Chrolophyll-a and total suspended solids was done in 9 in-lake stations in the
Kenyan part of Lake Victoria between December 2000 and October 2001. In-situ measurements of
temperature, dissolved ...
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 ...
Atmospheric concentrations of organochlorine pesticides in the northern Lake Victoria watershed
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2006)
Organochlorine pesticides are still in use for agricultural purposes and for the control of mosquitoes in
the Eastern African region. Atmospheric concentrations of organochlorine pesticides are expected to be
higher in ...
The potential of mukene (Rastrineobola argentea) fishery in Lake Victoria with suggestions for its management
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
Following the decline in catches of endemic fish species in Lake Victoria, Mukene, Rastrineobola
argentea has become an important commercial fish species. The fishery spread first through Kenyan,
and Tanzanian waters and ...
Household Welfare Impacts of the Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in the Kenyan Side of Lake Victoria
(2002)
Lake Victoria is an important source of livelihood for not only Kenyans residing next to it but the rest of East Africa and The Great Nile Valley. Nevertheless, Lake Victoria and therefore the livelihood of fishermen ...
Conservation and improvement of the stocks of the originally most important Lake Victoria tilapiine, Oreochromis esculentus, Graham 1929
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
The tilapiine fish species Oreochromis esculentus was endemic to only lakes Victoria and Kyoga, and
was the most important commercial fish species in these two lakes. This species started to decline
steadily after the ...
A Review of the effects of population pressure on Watershed Management Practices in the Lake Victoria Basin
(LVFO, 1999)
Protecting the quality of soil and water while using these resources for the benefit of
people is a major challenge in Uganda and indeed globally. Emphasis on agricultural
sustainability arises out of increasing awareness ...
Buffering Capacity Studies in a Rural aod Urban Wetlands in Lake Victoria Catchment in Uganda
(LVFO, 2001)
Wetlands are known to filter water from catchments by retaining solid waste, and eroded
sediments from catchment areas. Wetlands also reduce the impact of flooding, speed of flow, and hence store water while releasing it ...
The Distribution and Concentration levels of Trace Metals in Water and Sediments of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(LVFO, 1996)
The water and bottom sediments of Lake Victoria (Kenya) were analysed for AI, Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb, Cu, Cr and Cd. The total metal concentrations were determined and their mean variations and distributions discussed. The bottom ...
Water Quality Improvement in the Inner Murchison Bay, Lake Victoria: A Case Study of Algal Removal at Gaba iI Water Treatment Plant
(LVFO, 2001)
Gaba U, a conventional water treatment plant in Uganda, draws its raw water from the Inner Murchison Bay of Lake Victoria. Over the last six years (1995-2000), the water quality has changed as evidenced by increase in ...