Waste collection and transportation is one of the crucial functional elements of municipalrnsolid waste management. Available information about this matter is therefore essential forrnsuccessful municipal solid waste management. The main objective of this study is to assess thernsolid waste...
Water supply and environmental engineering primary concern should be making potable water rnavailable to the community at large. Among the many topics addressed in the discipline, water rnpurification method is of paramount issue to be addressed. Water purification can be undertaken rnin more...
The design of water distribution systems in Addis Ababa is implemented by using universalrndesign factors without taking into consideration the effects of local conditions such asrnintermittent pumping, which is the way of operating water distribution systems in most citiesrnof the developing...
Agaro Town has been experiencing the problem of potable water supply in adequate quality evenrnif the modern water supply system was installed since in 1961 and expanded its service byrndrilling a number of boreholes, it is common to see red water color in different interval ofrnmonths .Still a...
Quantification of Environmental Water Requirement based on random percentage ofrnannual mean flow do not address the actual needs of the water dependent ecosystems, itrnpossibly overestimates or underestimate the requirements. Scientific communitiesrnworldwide are working to design an appropriate...
The study focused on the assessment of water supply service provision limitations and its effectsrnin Masha town of south western Ethiopia. In the town, piped water service unavailability andrnquality was common issues to water users. On the other hand, topography of Masha town isrnundulating and...
The main focus of this research is to investigate about the possibility of Nutrient recovery in thernform of Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate (Struvite) by determining optimum PH, optimumrndosage, suitable mixing time, mixing speed , precipitation time ,and storage time from sourcernseparated stored...
The rapid increase in the use of plastic materials in the recent years led to thernaccumulation of extreme amounts of plastic waste. Thermoplastics such as PET,rnPE, PP, PS and PVC as well as materials that derived from these are the type ofrnplastic most used and consequently create environmental...
Chromium (VI) is environmentally mobile owing to its high solubility in water. Its pollution is largelyrnattributed by discharge of inadequately treated effluents of chrome utilizing industries. Discharges ofrnsuch effluents pose a potential threat to human health unless are treated properly before...
Urban Agriculture (UA) in Addis Ababa has a number of challenges and opportunities sincernUrban farmers on the riverbank mainly dependent on irrigated water from Akaki River. Arnnumber of studies have been conducted focused on characterization of Akaki River waterrnquality, challenges faced by...
Nutrients mainly nitrogen and phosphorous exist in wastewater excessively. If uncontrolled,rnthey lead to eutrophication problem which has adverse impacts on the social, economic andrnecological values of surface water bodies. Urine is a significant contributor of phosphorus andrnnitrogen found in...
Housing is needed by many people in all parts of the country. Low-income persons usuallycannot afford to pay for the labour to build their houses and they have difficulty in doing thbuilding themselves because many of the construction methods and standard practices are toocomplicated....
Water distribution systems are designed to fulfill all requirements of potable water neededrnfor decades. Initial system designs frequently consider any anticipated changes likely tornhappen. However, as time elapsed they slowly begin to fail to satisfy customers’rnrequirements. Adama town...
The objective of this study is to evaluate the quality of water consumed by kindergartenrnschool children in Addis Ababa city, who are highly susceptible to issues associatedrnwith heavy metal in water. Through conducting chemical analysis, the level of Lead (Pb)rnusing Micro Plasma Atomic Emission...
The main objective of this research is identifying rainwater harvesting as alternative waterrnsupply sources in Siyadebirna wayu woreda to solve shortage of water during critical dryrnseasons. The research is carried out based on case-study of Ejersa kubeti kebeles (Zinjerornwuha, Kubeti, Gotet...
Sand has been used for long time to treat greywater. However, biochar might be anrnalternative to replace the sand for greywater treatment and also reduce the amount ofrnorganic waste disposed into the environment. In this study the biochar was produced fromrnbanana peel and the purpose was to...
Recovery of nutrients as struvite before it forms and accumulates is in line with sustainablernwastewater management. It prevents water pollution and enables use of the nutrients asrnfertilizer to increase agricultural productivity. A bench-scale fluidized bed reactor (FBR) wasrnused to recover...
Urbanization of an area invariably leads to increase in overall imperviousness of the area. Whenrnland becomes impervious,stormwater will stagnate on the surface thereby affecting therninfrastructure, transportation and causing inconvenience to general populace. Stormwater drainagernproblem is one...
Urban water supply and consumption challenges are the widespread problems in most of therndeveloping countries such as Ethiopia. The thesis paper focused on the water supply system of Emdibirrntown, capital city of Cheha Woreda Guraghe zone of Southern Nation Nationality People RegionalrnState of...
This study assessed the impacts of urbanization on surface water quality and identify the sourcesrnof pollution on Keha River in Gondar town. Urbanization and anthropogenic activities are thernkey factor causing water quality degradation as we go downstream along Keha River.rnBased on Keha...