Major Elements in Lake Muhazi, Rwanda, East Africa

Major Elements in Lake Muhazi, Rwanda, East Africa

The aim of this study undertaken at Lake Muhazi in Rwanda was to determine and analyze the major elements present in water. The presence of many major elements (Al, As, Ba, C, Ca, Cu,Fe, H+, K, Mg, Mn, N, P, S, Si, and Zn) was determined by spectroscopic technique. The concentrations of the elements were measured in water samples taken from three different locations of the lake from May to August 2008. The lake is polluted by water flow from mountain sides surrounding the lake. Other causes of pollution could be the use of agrocbemicals in the sugar land, which surrounds the lake, and human activities near the lake. Finally, we proposed the strategies that can be applied in order to ensure good conservation of the environment and to prevent augmentation of heavy materials into the lake.水利论文J@&a6foLN7B

作 者： Jean de la Paix MUPENZI GE Jiwen Gabriel HABIYAREMYE  

作者单位：China University of Geosciences, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China ; Hubei Wetland Evolution and Ecological Restoration Key Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China 

刊 名：地质学报（英文版）  SCI

英文刊名：ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA 

年，卷(期)：2009 83(5) 

分类号：P5 

关键词：major elements   environment   spectroscopic technique   water pollution   Muhazi Lake   Rwanda  

机标关键词：ElementsMajorelementshuman activitiesenvironment andwater sampleswater flowstrategiesmajormaterialsdifferentin orderthreestudyuseaim 

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