Variation of water quality in Kakira catchment area, Jinja - Uganda

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 34, Issue 13-16, 2009, Pages 761-766

  Munabi, C ^a   Kansiime, F ^a   Amel, A ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Delta Barrages   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Lake Victoria; Sugarcane estates; Uganda; Water quality management

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL NUTRIENT LOADS; CATCHMENT AREA; CROP YIELD; DRY SEASONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENT STANDARDS; LAKE VICTORIA; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT LOADS; P-VALUES; PH VALUE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SAMPLING SITE; SUGARCANE ESTATES; TEMPERATURE VALUES; TROPHIC LEVEL; UGANDA; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WET AND DRY; WET SEASON;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; DROUGHT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HERBICIDES; LAKES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EFFLUENTS;

CATCHMENT; LAKE WATER; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANTATION; SUGAR CANE; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 69349102167     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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