Materials that are of low cost, bio-based and biodegradable are the basis within which today’s industrial technology is trying to accommodate. Cellulose being a low cost polymer is naturally occurring, bio-based, renewable and biodegradable thus its derivatives are incorporated i...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2016/29390
River systems in Kenya have been under threat from anthropogenic based pollution for a long time. River Chania which originates from the Aberdare Ranges and flows through highly productive agricultural land towards Thika town is one of these rivers. It is the only source of water...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/30209
Water currently consumed by rural residents in Kenya far exceeds drinking water guideline values proposed by the World Health Organization. The basement and alluvial formations are known to exhibit poor water quality, with predominantly slightly saline water at greater depths esp...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2016/30176
C. Mburu, P. G. Kareru, C. Kipyegon, E. S. Madivoli, E. G. Maina, P. K. Kairigo, P. K. Kimani & D. M. Marikah·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
In Kenya, 22 million people are at risk of malaria, 70% of them are in rural areas, and most of these people use traditional plant-based medicines to treat malaria. The use of natural product-derived drugs and drugs from other sources in combating malaria has however been faced w...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26649