February 2020

Application of a decision support tool for municipal solid waste open dumps remediation in Cape Verde

Open dumps are places where solid waste is disposed directly on the ground, without any environmental assessment, resulting in environmental, societal and economic damages.  In Cape Verde, most of the municipalities dispose their solid waste on open dumps. Cape Verde's new policies on solid waste management determined the closure and the remediation of all the dumps around the country. In this context, this...

Author(s): Ailton João Gonçalves Moreira, Juliano Cunha Gomes, Joana de Brito Mendonça and Armando Borges De Castilhos Junior  

February 2020

Impacts of climate change on sorghum production in North Eastern Ethiopia

Climate change/variability is a global concern that is seriously affecting developing and least developed countries which rain-fed based agriculture is predominantly the basis for  their livelihood and socio-economic system. Adverse impacts of climate change and variability, in most developing and least developed countries like Ethiopia, is growing in time and exert pressure on agricultural systems which changes...

Author(s): Eshetu Zewdu, Gebre Hadgu and Lisanework Nigatu  

February 2020

Comparative study of physicochemical parameters of wastewater discharged at the beaches of the Dakar Coast

The region of Dakar is characterized by a high population density often leading to a problem of development of the sewage network not equipped with a treatment station. The ejection of these raw untreated waters on the Dakar coast continually causes pollution of bays, seawater and threatens life in the aquatic environment and human health. The objective of this study is to assess the physicochemical quality of the...

Author(s): Dame Cisse, Birame Ndiaye, Momar Ndiaye, Ibrahima Diagne, Cheikh Tidiane Dione, Maoudo Hane and Abdoulaye Diop

February 2020

Spatiotemporal variation of irrigation water quality at Bochessa Watershed in Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Water quality is a highly concerning issue as long as irrigation is planned to be used for crop production. Hence, groundwater at Bochessa catchment was assessed to determine the spatiotemporal variability of its quality and to evaluate its suitability for irrigation. For this study, 8 boreholes were selected and sampling was done during the dry and wet seasons between 2015 and 2017. Totally 48 water samples were...

Author(s): Demelash Wendemeneh, Mekonen Ayana and Amare Haileslassie