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: 1129

Full Length Research Paper

Challenges of water accessibility in the urban centres of Malawi: A case study of Blantyre City

Peter Unique Magombo
  • Peter Unique Magombo
  • Department of Physics and Biochemical Sciences, University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, Private Bag 303, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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Ishmael Bobby Mphangwe Kosamu
  • Ishmael Bobby Mphangwe Kosamu
  • Department of Physics and Biochemical Sciences, University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, Private Bag 303, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 19 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 28 July 2016
  •  Published: 31 October 2016

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