• Purification of Charco Dam Water by Coagulation using Purified Proteins from Parkinsonia Aculeata Seed 

  Marobhe, Nancy J.; Renman, Gunno (International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2013)

  Large rural populations in arid areas of Tanzania use polluted water from man-made water reservoirs (charco dams) for drinking with minimal or without treatment. The ability of coagulant proteins purified from Parkinsonia ...
• Effectiveness of Crude Extract and Purified Protein from Vigna Unguiculata Seed in Purification of Charco Dam Water for Drinking in Tanzania 

  Marobhe, Nancy Jotham (International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2013)

  Due to chronic water supply problems prevailing in most rural areas of Tanzania, households are obliged to use man made water reservoirs (charco dams) for drinking after receiving inadequate treatment using powdered seeds ...
• Point-Of-Use Chlorination of Turbid Water: Results from a Field Study in Tanzania 

  Mohamed, Hussein; Brown, Joe; Njee, Robert M.; Clasen, Thomas; Malebo, Hamisi M.; Mbuligwe, Steven (Journal of water and health, 2015)

  Household-based chlorine disinfection is widely effective against waterborne bacteria and viruses, and may be among the most inexpensive and accessible options for household water treatment. The microbiological effectiveness ...
• Government and Community Involvement in Environmental Protection and Flood Risk Management: Lessons from Keko Machungwa, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

  Sakijege, Tumpale; Sartohadi, Junun; Marfai, Muh Aris; Kassenga, Gabriel; Kasala, Samson (Journal of Environmental Protection, 2014)

  Since the 1960s, most cities in developing countries have faced a high rate of urbanization, which in turn has caused more harm to low-income earners, in urban areas. A majority of low-income earners most often face ...
• Effects of Seasonal Change and Seawater Intrusion on Water Quality for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes, in Coastal Aquifers of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

  Sappa, Giuseppe; Ergul, Sibel; Ferranti, Flavia; Sweya, Lukuba Ngalya; Luciani, Giulia (Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2015)

  Groundwater is the major source to meet domestic, industrial and agricultural needs in the city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. However, population growth, increasing urbanization, industrialization and tourism, and climatic ...
• Potential Carbon Credit and Community Expectations towards Viability of Redd Project in Ugalla- Masito Ecosystem: A Case of Ilagala and Karago Villages, Kigoma Tanzania 

  Mwageni, Nicholaus F.; Shemdoe, Riziki S.; Kiunsi, Robert (African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2015)

  The paper presents results of the potential carbon credit and community expectations towards viability of REDD+ projects in Ugalla- Masito ecosystem using a case of Ilagala and Karago villages whereby REDD+ is being piloted. ...
• Climate Change and Declining Levels of Green Structures: Life in Informal Settlements of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

  Roy, Manoj; Shemdoe, Riziki; Hulme, David; Mwageni, Nicholaus; Gough, Alex (Landscape and Urban Planning, 2018)

  Impacts of climate change are often acute for those who live in informal settlements, the places where poverty, inequality and deprivation are concentrated in cities across the developing world. To broaden the strategies ...
• Fluorine and Copper Accumulation in Lettuce Grown on Fluoride and Copper Contaminated Soils 

  Senkondo, Yasin H.; Mkumbo, Stalin; Sospeter, P. (Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 2018)

  Presence of copper (Cu) and fluorine (F) in soils pose a risk of food web contamination when crops are grown on such soils. Greenhouse experiments involving 34 soil samples were carried out to explore the uptake of F and ...
• Spatial Variation of Ground Water Quality Parameters and its Suitability for Drinking at Makutopora Aquifer, Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania. 

  Kisaka, Mary (International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics, 2018)

  A study was conducted to benchmark the ground water quality parameters and its spatial variation from Makutopora boreholes which are found 32 km from Dodoma town. A total of 90 samples (from both deep and shallow wells) ...
• Measurement and Quantification of Residential Solid Waste in A Metropolitan City of a Developing Country: Case Study in Four Selected Informal Settlements in Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania 

  Kaseva, Mengiseny; Wernstedt, Kris; Kihila, Jacob M. (The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, 2019)

  This study has employed multiple techniques, including subjective and objective approaches, to augment existing information and data on household waste generation, generation rates, composition and waste management perceptions ...
• The Effect of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete on the Survival and Growth of Launaea Cornuta and Sporobolus Jacquemontii Grown in Heavy Metal Polluted Soils: A Greenhouse Study 

  Mkumbo, Stalin; Mwegoha, William; Kihampa, Charles (Journal of Building and Land Development, 2019)

  This study aimed at evaluating the effect of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) (waste from construction activities) on the survival and growth of Launaea cornuta (Oliv & Hiern) C. Jeffrey and Sporobolus jacquemontii K., ...
• Climate Change Impacts on Water Quality of Water Bodies-A Review 

  Salila, Eliud; Sharma, Mahendra Pal; Singh, Rajesh (International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 2020)

  The impacts of climate change on water quality of water bodies are associated with the climatic extreme events (heavy rainfall and flood, heat, drought, wildfires, cyclones, hurricane, super storms) as the major drivers ...
• Disinfection of Fecal Sludge using Solar Thermal Water Heating: Sludge Management Option for Developing Countries 

  Sweya, Lukuba N.; Mgana, Shaaban M. (Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2020)

  This study investigates a solar thermal water heating system that is effective in drying and disinfecting fecal sludge (FS) and recovering nutrients and water resources that happen to have fertility values for agricultural ...
• Adaptable Improved Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems for Urban Settlements in Developing Countries 

  Kihila, Jacob M.; Balengayabo, Jonas G. (Cogent Environmental Science, 2020)

  Onsite sanitation is widely adopted in developing countries. Septic tanks being one of the onsite treatment systems is still adopted and scaled up especially in urban settlements. But, experience shows that septic tanks ...
• Developing a Tool to Measure the Organizational Resilience of Tanzania's Water Supply Systems 

  Sweya, Lukuba N.; Wilkinson, Suzanne; Kassenga, Gabriel; Mayunga, Joseph (Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 2020)

  Confronted with serious environmental challenges, water supply organizations in Tanzania struggle to prioritize and allocate resources to building resilience to floods so that they can provide uninterrupted service or ...
• Development of a Tool to Measure Resilience Against Floods for Water Supply Systems in Tanzania 

  Sweya, Lukuba N.; Wilkinson, Suzanne; Mayunga, Joseph; Joseph, Aron; Lugomela, George; Victor, John (Journal of Management in Engineering, 2020)

  Resilience of water supply systems (WSS) needs improvements to better cope with flood impacts. Resilience in Tanzania, given its significance, remains a theoretical concept. Yet increasing interest from the water industry ...
• A Tool for Measuring Environmental Resilience to Floods in Tanzania Water Supply Systems 

  Sweya, Lukuba N.; Wilkinson, Suzanne (Ecological Indicators, 2020)

  Water supply systems (WSSs) are particularly the central recipient of the impacts of environmental-related risks. Most heat energy trapped by greenhouse gases (GHGs) goes into water bodies and often affects the water cycle ...
• Suitability of Storm Water Runoff for Water Supply in Fast Urbanizing Cities: The Case of Mbezi River Catchment in Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania 

  Mhina, Given J.; Jensen, Bettina Margrethe; Mbuligwe, Stephen E.; Kassenga, Gabriel R. (Journal of Building and Land Development, 2020)

  Quality aspects of stormwater are often less considered in conventional stormwater management practices, a condition that jeopardize the usability potential of stormwater. Aiming at advocating storm water quality management ...
• Biases and Environmental Risks in Urban Africa: Household Solid Waste Decision-Making 

  Wernstedt, Kris; Kihila, Jacob M.; Kaseva, Mengiseny (Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2020)

  We argue in this paper that the urban environmental planning and management literature has paid insufficient attention to the nexus of risk and human psychology in urban dynamics, particularly for the rapidly urbanizing ...
• Nitrogen Removal in Mangroves Constructed Wetland 

  Mahenge, Anesi S. (International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2018)

  The potential use of Mangroves Constructed Wetland (MCW) as a low cost, efficient and suitable method for nitrogen removal from sewage in coastal zone of urban cities was examined in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In-situ ...

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