Landuse-based nonpoint source pollution: A threat to water quality in Murchison Bay, Uganda

Water Policy

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 94-105

  Banadda, E N ^a   Kansiime, F ^a   Kigobe, M ^a   Kizza, M ^a   Nhapi, I ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Lake victoria; Murchison bay; Nonpoint source pollution; Uganda; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249086609     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2009.106     Document Type: Article

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