This study investigated groundwater contamination in a suburban area of George Compound located on the outskirts of the city of Lusaka in Zambia. The aim was to assess heavy metal contamination of groundwater and the local people’s awareness about the contamination in the study area. The...
Download PDF ↓The main aim of this study was to carry out an ethical evaluation of the sustainability of the illegal and destructive fishing methods used in the Zambian Barotse floodplains of Mongu district and how these fishing gears/nets and fishing methods impact on the human and natural environment. The...
The study sought to investigate the effect Lafarge Cement Factory in Chilanga was having on the natural environment as well as on the human inhabitants. The objectives of the study, were to: to investigate the effect Lafarge cement plant in Chilanga township is having on the natural environment;...
Lead poisoning has been a constant public health concern because children absorb more lead compared to adults. The resulting health effects are irreversible and include decreased cognitive functions development and death. Lead exposure to children is in various ways and one of the ways is use of...
Download PDF ↓Lead poisoning has been a constant public health concern because children absorb more lead compared to adults. The resulting health effects are irreversible and include decreased cognitive functions development and death. Lead exposure to children is in various ways and one of the ways is use of...
Download PDF ↓There are many small dams in Zambia constructed for the purpose of collecting and storing runoff from the catchments. The flow of water into dams is accompanied with sediment resulting from soil erosion within reservoir catchments. The deposition of sediment in reservoirs has implications for...
Download PDF ↓There are many small dams in Zambia constructed for the purpose of collecting and storing runoff from the catchments. The flow of water into dams is accompanied with sediment resulting from soil erosion within reservoir catchments. The deposition of sediment in reservoirs has implications for...
Download PDF ↓Climate change, construction of the Mongu-Kalabo Road coupled with increased mining activities in the upper catchment of the Barotse Wetland could alter the inundation extent dynamics and impact the flood dependent ecosystem. There is very little information available in public domain on...
Download PDF ↓The study investigated the effectiveness and sustainability of the Catholic Church‟s environmental programmes in Chingola district of Zambia. The theory that guided the study was social ecology of Murray Bookchin (1990) which states that environmentalism was a social movement, and the problems it...
For many years, garbage collection services in Lusaka have been inadequate for a large city. In Lusaka, only, an estimated 15 per cent, of the municipal solid waste generated, is collected, resulting in a build-up of waste in open spaces and along streets in or around the city, (UN-HABITAT, 2007:...
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