An evaluation of the environmental impact assessment practice in Uganda: challenges and opportunities for achieving sustainable development

TE George, K Karatu, A Edward - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Abstract Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a broad process that emerged from the
National Environment Policy Act, 1970 in the US Its primary objective is to generate …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of contaminants of concern in Uganda: Occurrence, sources, potential risks, and removal strategies

G Baguma, G Bamanya, A Gonzaga, W Ampaire… - Pollutants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Contaminants of concern (CoCs) pose significant threats to Uganda's ecosystems and
public health, particularly in the face of rapid urbanization, industrial expansion, and …

Urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry: Transcending poverty alleviation to climate change mitigation and adaptation

S Lwasa, F Mugagga, B Wahab, D Simon, J Connors… - Urban climate, 2014 - Elsevier
A range of published and grey literature over the last three decades has underlined the
importance of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry (UPAF) in cities of develo** …

Heavy metal and metalloid concentrations in agricultural communities around steel and iron industries in Uganda: implications for future food systems

M Mpewo, S Kizza-Nkambwe… - Environmental Pollutants …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Poor management of effluents from steel and iron industries could increase element
concentrations in the environment and threaten the health of consumers of food products …

An analysis of heavy metals contamination and estimating the daily intakes of vegetables from Uganda

KI Kasozi, EO Otim, HI Ninsiima… - Toxicology …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Environmental contamination with elevated levels of copper (Cu), cobalt (Co),
iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr6+), cadmium (Cd), and nickel (Ni)—all states of …

Selected heavy metals in some vegetables produced through wastewater irrigation and their toxicological implications in Eastern Ethiopia

B Deribachew, M Amde, R Nigussie-Dechassa… - African Journal of Food …, 2015 - ajol.info
Vegetables widely consumed in some areas of eastern Ethiopia such as cabbage (Brassica
oleraceae var. capitata L.), potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), and khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) …

[PDF][PDF] A comparative analysis of trace metals in vegetables

A Asdeo, S Loonker - Research Journal of Environmental …, 2011 - researchgate.net
A ISTRA ("|" The aim of this study is to assess the impact of heavy metal contaminated
vegetables irrigated with polluted untreated effluent water from the sewage in Vinayaki ya …

[HTML][HTML] Urbanisation of floodplain ecosystems: Weight-of-evidence and network meta-analysis elucidate multiple stressor pathways

WA Monk, ZG Compson, CB Choung, KL Korbel… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Freshwater floodplains are dynamic, diverse ecosystems that represent important transition
zones between terrestrial, riparian, subsurface and aquatic habitats. Given their historic …