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Marine and Coastal Cultural Ecosystem Services: knowledge gaps and research priorities
Cultural ecosystem services (CES) reflect peoples’ physical and cognitive interactions with nature and are increasingly recognised for providing non-material benefits …
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Heavy metal accumulation and health risk assessment in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Wastewater irrigation for vegetable production is a highly prevalent practice in Addis Ababa and a number of articles have been …
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Characterisation and antimicrobial activity of biosurfactant extracts produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a wastewater treatment plant
Biosurfactants are unique secondary metabolites, synthesised non-ribosomally by certain bacteria, fungi and yeast, with their most promising applications as antimicrobial …
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Sustainability Assessment Framework for Bio Waste Energy in Kenya
Sustainability and sustainable development are broad concepts that have continued to attract increased attention within the public and private sector …
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Evaluation of Portable Water Quality in Dutsinma Town, Katsina State, Nigeria
The study was conducted to assess the quality of drinking water from three major sources (i.e. treated tap water, borehole …
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Climate Justice: Case Studies in Global and Regional Governance Challenges
Climate Justice: Case Studies in Global and Regional Governance Challenges edited by Randall Abate, addresses a diverse set of topics …
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Basal metabolic rate scaled to body mass between species by the fractal dimension of the vascular system and body composition
Exercise-induced maximum aerobic metabolic rate (MMR) is related to the fractal dimension (D) of the self-similar vascular blood transport system …
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An unusual new species of Hedychridium Abeille from Africa
The species Hedychridium buffingtoni Kimsey & Copeland, sp. n. is described from two male specimens collected in Kasaala, Kenya. They …
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Pattern or process? Evaluating the peninsula effect as a determinant of species richness in coastal dune forests
The peninsula effect predicts that the number of species should decline from the base of a peninsula to the tip. …
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Physicochemical properties and selected metals in soils of Ohaji-Egbema, Imo State, Nigeria
This study assesses the physiochemical characteristics and heavy metals content of crude oil polluted soils and non-polluted soils from Ohaji/Egbema, …
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Risk associated with heavy metals in children playground soils of Owerri metropolis, Imo State, Nigeria
Despite recording the worst heavy metal disaster involving children, there is still scarcity of information on risk assessment of playground …
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A conservation assessment of the terrestrial invertebrate fauna of Mkambati Nature Reserve in the Pondoland Centre of Endemism
Mkambati Nature Reserve (NR) falls within the Pondoland Centre of Endemism, which is part of the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany global biodiversity hotspot. …
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Combining airborne laser scanning and Landsat data for statistical modeling of soil carbon and tree biomass in Tanzanian Miombo woodlands
BACKGROUND: Soil carbon and biomass depletion can be used to identify and quantify degraded soils, and by using remote sensing, …
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Effect of piospheres on physio-chemical soil properties in the Southern Rangelands of Kenya
Water-based interventions haphazardly introduced in the drylands of Kenya have led to the introduction of piospheres used as concentration mounts. …
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Batteryless PV desalination system for rural areas: A case study
The use of photovoltaics (PVs) to power reverse osmosis (RO) desalination can potentially break the dependence of this desalination process …
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Four years (2011–2015) of total gaseous mercury measurements from the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory
Abstract. Mercury is a chemical with widespread anthropogenic emissions that is known to be highly toxic to humans, ecosystems and …
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From the fuel versus food controversy to the institutional vacuum in biofuel policies: evidence from West African countries
Since the early 2000s, biofuel production has been developed in West Africa with the encouragement and support of notably Europe, …
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Natural product based composite for extraction of arsenic (III) from waste water
Natural based composites of hydroxyapatite/Gum Arabic designed for removal of toxic metal arsenic (III) from waste water were synthesized and …
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Sociocultural factors and perceptions associated with voluntary and permanent relocation of flood victims: A case study of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in Ghana
Flooding is a major problem in many developing urban centres in Ghana, including the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis (STM). Residents who are …
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Unravelling the drastic range retraction of an emblematic songbird of North Africa: potential threats to Afro-Palearctic migratory birds
Understanding how culture may influence biodiversity is fundamental to ensure effective conservation, especially when the practice is local but the …