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A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted to detect the presence of E. coli in unprotected water wells of Chaona community in Mwachisompola area, Chibombo District. A total of 48 wells drawn from four villages were sampled from the study area and an exposure assessment was done by use of...

Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) intends to carry out full feasibility studies for the development of Mabula Kapi hydropower site located on Kaombe River in Serenje District. KGRTC installed a hydrological gauging station at the site in September 2019. However, the small hydropower...

This study aimed at assessing the integration of water supply and municipal land use planning in Lusaka City. The study was guided by three objectives, which were to determine how water supply managers and municipal land use planners integrate water supply and land use plans in Lusaka City, to...

Excreta ought not to be viewed solely as a problem but as a potential resource from which valuable resources can be obtained and sold to consumers. One of the resources that can be recovered from faecal sludge is briquettes. Briquettes can be processed from faecal sludge and used as a sustainable...

Stabilization and dewatering are indispensable treatment mechanisms applied in the management of Faecal Sludge (FS) that accumulates in onsite containment facilities such as pit latrines and septic tanks. This is because FS is mainly comprised of 80 – 95 percent water and readily degradable...

The dissertation examined drivers that contribute to the decline of Limnothrissa miodon on Lake Tanganyika. Explicitly, the research study pursued; (i) factors that contribute to the reduction of Limnothrissa miodon, (ii) effects of not sustaining Limnothrissa miodon on fishers and marketeers and...

Lusaka has one of the fast-growing populations in Zambia with majority of these people residing in peri-urban areas. The efforts by the Lusaka Water Supply Sanitation Company (LWSC) to provide adequate and sustainable Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) services has been hampered by a lack of systems...

Waste to Energy is a Suitable option for municipal Solid Waste Management and a source of renewable energy. Generation of massive waste due to population growth and urbanization and an energy down turn in Zambia particularly Ndola is a daunting task for the city. The purpose of this study was to...

The mining industry in Zambia is one of the sectors that contributes greatly to the country’s economy by contributing greatly to the Gross Domestic Product and according to the latest EITI report, the extractive sector accounts directly for 9.9% of GDP and 78.4% of exports in Zambia. With this at...

The ability to assess the catchment potential to satisfy water demands is vital for the management of the water resources. The current water allocation system in Zambia sits under the Water Resources Management Act No. 21 of 2011. The system needed to encourage optimal use of water resources as...