December 2010

Water resources management and sustainable development in Sudan

  For the thirty-nine million who live in Sudan, environmental pollution is a major concern; therefore industry, communities, local authorities and central government, to deal with pollution issues, should adopt an integrated approach. Most polluters pay little or no attention to the control and proper management of polluting effluents. This may be due to a lack of enforceable legislation and/or the fear of...

Author(s):   Abdeen Mustafa Omer

December 2010

Assessment of water quality and impact of effluents from fertilizer factories to the Lakhya River

  A study was carried out in Polash and Ghorasal Urea fertilizer factories to assess the impact of effluent on water quality of the Lakhya River. Comprehensive waste water sampling by grab sampling method and flow measurement by float velocity method were carried out for five weeks (one sample per week) at five sampling stations at Polash and Ghorasal Urea fertilizer factories during June to July, 2007. Water...

Author(s): Mohammad Hafizul Islam, Md. Mafizur Rahman and Fahmidah Ummul Ashraf