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Occurrence of Multidrug-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes in Environmental Waters: A Menace of Environmental and Public Health Concern
The occurrence and antibiogram profiles of Listeria monocytogenes in environmental waters in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, were investigated. …
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Towards Good E-Flows Practices in the Small-Scale Hydropower Sector in Uganda
Stakeholders of the small-scale (<50 MW generation capacity) hydropower sector in Uganda recognise the importance of sustainable development of the …
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A New Non-invasive Method for Collecting DNA From Small Mammals in the Field, and Its Application in Simultaneous Vector and Disease Monitoring in Brushtail Possums
Large-scale monitoring of wild populations in remote areas using traditional live-capturing methods is logistically and financially challenging. Devices that can …
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Dragonfly Conservation in the Increasingly Stressed African Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems
Freshwater habitats worldwide are experiencing many threats from environmental and anthropogenic sources, affecting biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. In Africa, particularly …
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Trace Detection and Quantitation of Antibiotics in a South African Stream Receiving Wastewater Effluents and Municipal Dumpsite Leachates
One of the major concerns in the consumption of antibiotics is the discovery of antibacterial resistant genes due to prolonged …
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Using the Biological Condition Gradient Model as a Bioassessment Framework to Support Rehabilitation and Restoration of the Upper Tana River Watershed in Kenya
The biological condition gradient (BCG), a scientific framework that describes the change in ecosystem characteristics in response to human-induced levels …
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Effects of Land Use Change Related to Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Kilombero Wetland, Tanzania
Increasing agricultural land use intensity is one of the major land use/land cover (LULC) changes in wetland ecosystems. LULC changes …
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Do Woody Tree Thinning and Season Have Effect on Grass Species’ Composition and Biomass in a Semi-Arid Savanna? The Case of a Semi-Arid Savanna, Southern Ethiopia
Encroachment of woody plants has negative effects on grass species and seriously challenging livestock production and pastoral livelihood in semi-arid …
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Covid, the Environment and Food Systems: Contain, Cope and Rebuild Better
The objective of this paper is to analyse impacts of COVID-19 on the nexus of food systems, the environment and …
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The Abundance of Genes Encoding ESBL, pAmpC and Non-β-Lactam Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Recovered From Wastewater Effluents
The aquatic environments play a critical function in the widespread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, ultimately impacting human health. We evaluated the …
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Plastic Recovery and Utilization: From Ocean Pollution to Green Economy
Due to their numerous merits (such as high durability, diverse applicability, ready-availability, low-cost, reusability, and so on), the presumably inevitable …
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Insights Into the Prevalence and Impacts of Phthalate Esters in Aquatic Ecosystems
Phthalate esters (PEs) are by far the most produced and extensively used synthetic organic chemicals with notable applications in many …
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Unpacking Stakeholder Perceptions of the Benefits and Challenges Associated With Urban Greenspaces in Sub-Saharan Africa
Urban greenspaces underpin ecosystem service provision in cities and are therefore indispensable for human well-being. Nevertheless, they are increasingly disappearing …
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Ecological Risks of Heavy Metals and Microbiome Taxonomic Profile of a Freshwater Stream Receiving Wastewater of Textile Industry
Textile wastewater (TWW) contains toxic metals that are inimical to microbiome, aesthetic quality, and the health of the receiving freshwater. …
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Human Population Density is a Poor Predictor of Debris in the Environment
There have been a variety of attempts to model and quantify the amount of land-based waste entering the world’s oceans, …
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Physisorption and Chemisorption Mechanisms Influencing Micro (Nano) Plastics-Organic Chemical Contaminants Interactions: A Review
Microplastics, which serve as sources and vector transport of organic contaminants in both terrestrial and marine environments, are emerging micropollutants …
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Editorial: Towards the Sustainable Use of African Wetlands
Towards the Sustainable Use of African WetlandsThe world's wetlands are hanging on to a thinning lifeline, with only 13% of …
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Messaging on Slow Impacts: Applying Lessons Learned from Climate Change Communication to Catalyze and Improve Marine Nutrient Communication
Building publics' understanding about human-environmental causes and impacts of nutrient pollution is difficult due to the diverse sources and, at …
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Seasonal and Spatial Detection of Pesticide Residues Under Various Weather Conditions of Agricultural Areas of the Kilombero Valley Ramsar Site, Tanzania
This study was conducted in the Kilombero Valley Ramsar Site (KVRS), the largest low-altitude freshwater wetland in East Africa to: …
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Potential for High Fidelity Global Mapping of Common Inland Water Quality Products at High Spatial and Temporal Resolutions Based on a Synthetic Data and Machine Learning Approach
There is currently a scarcity of paired in-situ aquatic optical and biogeophysical data for productive inland waters, which critically hinders …