Phosphorus transport in shallow groundwater in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda: Results from field and laboratory measurements

Environmental Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1535-1551

  Kulabako, N R ^a   Nalubega, M ^b   Thunvik, R ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Peri urban; Phosphorus; Shallow groundwater; Uganda

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; ORGANIC CARBON; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS;

PERI-URBAN; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; WET SEASON;

PHOSPHORUS;

ADSORPTION; ELEMENT MOBILITY; ISOTHERM; LABORATORY METHOD; LEACHING; MATRIX; PERIURBAN AREA; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SHALLOW WATER; SOIL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; CENTRAL PROVINCE [UGANDA]; EAST AFRICA; KAMPALA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 38149047526     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0764-0     Document Type: Article

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