Groundwater is one of the best alternatives that can be used to augment water demand of an area especially those found in arid and semi-arid environments where rainfall is un reliable. However, this cannot sustainably be ...

Fecal matter contamination poses a significant threat to public health and the environment, leading to waterborne diseases and ecological disturbances. To address this issue, a pollutant tracking model has been developed ...

In the field of wastewater management and sanitation, the effective and efficient handling of faecal sludge is a critical challenge. This project presents the design and implementation of an innovative automated level ...

Rainwater harvesting technology is increasingly being practiced in Uganda as a means of curbing the water scarcity challenge in the country. Busitema university-faculty of engineering and technology found in eastern Uganda ...

For drinking water sources, saline water treatment has become more crucial. To different types of salts from water samples taken at different boreholes in Ongongoja village, Katakwi district, and this study set out to ...

Soil improvement by insertion of cement to the soil matrix increases the strength of the soil while the addition of fibers provides an increase in ductility, reducing the post-peak loss in strength. This research paper ...

In the heavily populated urban slums of Sub-Saharan Africa, feacal sludge (FS), a by-product of on-site sanitation systems, presents a management difficulty. Pit latrines are the most prevalent and economical onsite ...

More than 309 million people, mostly in developing countries around Africa, South America, and Asia, are experiencing the IWS (Li et al., 2020, Loubser et al., 2021, Erickson et al., 2017, Kumpel and Nelson, 2016). In an ...

This study investigated soil moisture content with real data measured from cropped farm areas especially irrigation schemes. Soil moisture content is important in irrigation scheduling (when to irrigate and how much to ...

With increasing population comes the concern for waste disposal. The absence of sanitary disposal methods has left Soroti city residents with open dumpsite as their only source of waste disposal. The resulting leachate ...