M. Nalubega
Makerere University
12 Papers
149 Citations
M. Nalubega is an academic researcher from Makerere University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Swamp & Cyperus papyrus. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 12 publications.
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Papers
Environmental health practices, constraints and possible interventions in peri-urban settlements in developing countries--a review of Kampala, Uganda.
TL;DR: Findings on current environmental health practices as well as perspectives of local communities and interviewed institutions on problems, constraints and possible solutions to basic service provision within Kampala's peri-urban settlements are presented.
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Wastewater Treatment by a Natural Wetland: The Nakivubo Swamp, Uganda : Processes and Implications
Frank Kansiime,M. Nalubega +1 more
- 25 Nov 2020
TL;DR: The Nakivubo swamp is located in Uganda, near its capital Kampala, and has been receiving wastewater from Kampala for over 30 years as discussed by the authors This swamp consists of a floating root mat co-dominated by the sedges Cyperus papyrus and Miscanthidium violaceum, and partially treated wastewater mostly flows beneath the floating mat into Lake Victoria via the Murchison Bay.
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Differential permeability of papyrus and Miscanthidium root mats in Nakivubo swamp, Uganda.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the permeability of the bottom water of the floating root mat of Cyperus papyrus L. and Miscanthidium violaceum (K. Schum) Robyns in Nakivubo swamp (Kampala, Uganda).
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The effect of wastewater discharge on biomass production and nutrient content of Cyperus papyrus and Miscanthidium violaceum in the Nakivubo wetland, Kampala, Uganda.
TL;DR: Considering the nutrients stored by the dominant vegetation and the current flow patterns of wastewater in the Nakivubo wetland, harvesting of the above ground papyrus biomass once a year would remove 7.7% of the N input and 15.8%" of the P input of the annual total load entering the wetland.
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Phosphorus transport in shallow groundwater in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda : results from field and laboratory measurements
TL;DR: To understand Phosphorus sources and transport processes in the subsurface in Bwaise III Parish, Kampala, P attenuation and adsorption capacities of soils were studied in situ and from laborato...
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