Huge amount of metal contaminated wastewater is discharged in Addis Ababa. Owing to the associated problem of disposal, wastewater presents a very severe environmental challenge. The present work focused on the removal of ...

Agriculture in the East Arssi Zone is the most vulnerable and sensitive sector that is seriously affected by the impact of climate variability and change, which is usually manifested through rainfall variability and recurrent ...

This thesis deals with the analysis and mapping of soil salinity levels in Metehara sugarcane estate irrigation farm. An attempt was made to identify salt affected areas by visual interpretation using both true and false ...

Advancement in spatial data processing especially using GIS techniques has been playing an important role in different applications. Multiple source spatial and non-spatial data can be processed for the analysis of ...

Hydrochemistry and environmental isotope techniques has been used to analyze inter basin groundwater flow and hydrodynamic system between Gerado and Borkena River catchments located at the southwestern block of the Afar ...

Population of Ethiopia is still facing higher rate of morbidity and mortality. Majority of population lives in rural areas where healthcare service is very poor. Physical accessibility to healthcare measures interms of ...

The acute need for water in big cities like Addis Ababa calls for an integrated water resources development approach that considers the entailing environmental factors. This task becomes even more pressing as industrialization ...

O157:H7 E. coli are one of the enterohemorrhagic E. coli strains which cause bloody diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis as well as hemolytic uremic syndrome in humans. This pathogen has been implicated in the worldwide outbreak ...

Application of the electrical resistivity and multichannel analysis of surface wave geophysical methods provide information on engineering site characterization of Wachamo University referral hospital site, in Hossana, ...

In this thesis work integrated geophysical techniques, involving electrical resistivity, gravity and magnetic surveys have been carried out over the Corbetti Caldera in the central Main Ethiopian Rift (CMER) to verify ...