African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1126

Full Length Research Paper

Management status and perception of post quarried sites in Ndarugu Kiambu, Kenya

Stephen Waringo Waweru
  • Stephen Waringo Waweru
  • Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000-002-00, Nairobi, Kenya.
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John Bosco Njoroge
  • John Bosco Njoroge
  • Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000-002-00, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Aggrey Ochieng Adimo
  • Aggrey Ochieng Adimo
  • Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000-002-00, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 22 January 2018
  •  Accepted: 22 June 2018
  •  Published: 31 August 2018

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