Characterization of greywater from urban and peri-urban areas of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya

Kenya faces serious challenges regarding water and sanitation services. Despite many years of government investment, existing facilities continue to deteriorate and have also failed to meet the demand of increasing population. These challenges are particularly severe in rapidly growing settlements o...

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Main Authors:	James M. Raude, Benedict M. Mutua, Mathew C. Chemelil, Kirsten Sleytr
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spelling	rr-article-95855542009-01-01T00:00:00Z Characterization of greywater from urban and peri-urban areas of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya James M. Raude (7217801) Benedict M. Mutua (7217522) Mathew C. Chemelil (7182026) Kirsten Sleytr (7217804) untagged Kenya faces serious challenges regarding water and sanitation services. Despite many years of government investment, existing facilities continue to deteriorate and have also failed to meet the demand of increasing population. These challenges are particularly severe in rapidly growing settlements of urban poor. One such settlement is Nakuru municipality which has an average annual population growth of about 8%. The municipality’s sewerage connection is inadequate (11% coverage) and only serves middle and high income areas. This study used a semi-structured questionnaire aiming at characterizing and determining the composition of greywater, besides identifying existing water supply and lifestyle characteristics. 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Conference contribution 2134/31675 https://figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Characterization_of_greywater_from_urban_and_peri-urban_areas_of_Nakuru_Municipality_Kenya/9585554 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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spellingShingle	untagged James M. Raude Benedict M. Mutua Mathew C. Chemelil Kirsten Sleytr Characterization of greywater from urban and peri-urban areas of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
description	Kenya faces serious challenges regarding water and sanitation services. Despite many years of government investment, existing facilities continue to deteriorate and have also failed to meet the demand of increasing population. These challenges are particularly severe in rapidly growing settlements of urban poor. One such settlement is Nakuru municipality which has an average annual population growth of about 8%. The municipality’s sewerage connection is inadequate (11% coverage) and only serves middle and high income areas. This study used a semi-structured questionnaire aiming at characterizing and determining the composition of greywater, besides identifying existing water supply and lifestyle characteristics.
format	Default Conference proceeding
author	James M. Raude Benedict M. Mutua Mathew C. Chemelil Kirsten Sleytr
author_facet	James M. Raude Benedict M. Mutua Mathew C. Chemelil Kirsten Sleytr
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title	Characterization of greywater from urban and peri-urban areas of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
title_short	Characterization of greywater from urban and peri-urban areas of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
title_full	Characterization of greywater from urban and peri-urban areas of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
title_fullStr	Characterization of greywater from urban and peri-urban areas of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
title_full_unstemmed	Characterization of greywater from urban and peri-urban areas of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
title_sort	characterization of greywater from urban and peri-urban areas of nakuru municipality, kenya
publishDate	2009
url	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/31675
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Characterization of greywater from urban and peri-urban areas of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya

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