International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2018

  • Water Demand Simulation Using WEAP 21: A Case Study of the Mara River Basin, Kenya

    Osoro George Marcellus Metobwa, Khaldoon Abdalah Mourad, Lars Ribbe

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2018
    Pages: 9-18
    Received: Oct. 02, 2017
    Accepted: Dec. 26, 2017
    Published: Jan. 16, 2018
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    Abstract: The competing water uses within the Mara River Basin MRB has increased water demand, which has affected the Mara river. In this paper, water resources and demands were modelled using Water Evaluation and Planning system (WEAP), by which different methods and strategies were assessed to mitigate the overuse practices from the Mara river. For this, w... Show More
  • The Effect of Ripe Plantain Peels Waste on the Phytoextraction of Pb and Cd by Echinochloa colona (L.) Link

    Amadi Noble, Franklin Banakuna Godson Tanee, Julian Osuji

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2018
    Pages: 19-23
    Received: Oct. 04, 2017
    Accepted: Dec. 29, 2017
    Published: Jan. 19, 2018
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    Abstract: This research work was to investigate the effect of plantain peels of various concentrations to induce the bioaccumulation of Pb and Cd in Echinochloa colona planted in heavy metal contaminated soil. Two (2) kilograms of homogenous heavy metal contaminated soil composite was weighed into polythene bags arranged in 4 batches (1, 2, 3, 4) alongside u... Show More