Sewage pollution in the coastal waters of Mombasa City, Kenya: A norm rather than an exception

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 865-874

  Okuku, E O ^a,b   Ohowa, B ^a   Mwangi, S N ^a,d   Munga, D ^c   Kiteresi, L I ^a   Wanjeri, V O ^a   Okumu, S ^a   Kilonzo, J ^a  

^a KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Mombasa Polytechnic University   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Eutrophication; Nutrients; Pollution; Sewage

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE POLLUTION; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHATE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

COAST PROVINCE; KENYA; MOMBASA;

EID: 80053344466     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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