Physicochemical Quality and Health Risks Associated with Use of Water from Nyamwamba River, Kasese, Western Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMasereka, Jockus
dc.contributor.authorByamugisha, Denis
dc.contributor.authorAdaku, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-15T19:07:17Z
dc.date.available2023-03-15T19:07:17Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractIn Kasese district of Western Uganda, farmers cultivating near Nyamwamba River (NR) experience crop wilting whenever the river banks burst. Increased cases of cancer and ulcers in the district is anecdotally blamed on ingestion of contaminated water from water resources polluted by tailings from Kilembe copper mines. Sand miners attested that mining in NR caused body irritations and itching while drinking water from the same river results in abdominal complications in infants. The aim of this study was to assess the seasonal variations in the physicochemical parameters and heavy metals (HMs) content of water from NR, and the associated health risks.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMasereka, J., Byamugisha, D., & Adaku, C. (2022). Physicochemical Quality and Health Risks Associated with Use of Water from Nyamwamba River, Kasese, Western Uganda. Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research, 12(2), 19-33.https://doi.org/10.9734/ajacr/2022/v12i2217en_US
dc.identifier.issn2582-0273
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8203
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAsian Journal of Applied Chemistry Researchen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesArticle;AJACR.93884
dc.subjectCancer risken_US
dc.subjectEstimated daily intakeen_US
dc.subjectTrace metals.en_US
dc.titlePhysicochemical Quality and Health Risks Associated with Use of Water from Nyamwamba River, Kasese, Western Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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