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Metal pollution contributes significantly to the environmental degradation of lake ecosystems. The study evaluated the spatial trends in cadmium and zinc concentrations in surface water, un-fractioned and the <63µm grain size fraction (silt and clay) of surficial sediments wit...
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Lake Baringo is one of the two shallow freshwater rift valley lakes characterized by a topographically closed basin, alkaline waters, turbidity, high evaporation rates and seasonal water level changes. The lake water is an important water source, and it sustains a small fishery a...
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