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 ...

Climate has always been a dynamic entity affecting natural systems through the consequence of its variability and change. Agriculture is the most vulnerable and sensitive sector that is seriously affected by the impact ...

The use of springs as a community water supply source in Addis Ababa dates back to the very early times of the establishment of the city. Other surface and ground water sources (dams and water wells) have also been ...

Globally, road traffic accidents are leading causes of death among young people in general, and the main cause of death among those aged 15–29 years, in particular. In Ethiopia, the average number of road traffic injuries ...

The research aims to analyze the trend of land and vegetation cover dynamics over the period from 1976, 1986 2000 and 2007 thus examine the conservation status of the area and generate up-to-date land cover map. Information ...

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 ...

The objective of this MSc thesis is to characterize subsurface structural influences on groundwater flow in the Meki-Bulbula rift Corridor located in the central main Ethiopian rift using integrated geophysical methods ...

This research was conducted to assess the landslide problems occurred in Welaite Kebele located along the Arbaminch-Gidole Road, in Derashe Special Woreda, SNNP. The specific purposes were to determine the extent of the ...

This study entitled ‘Application of Integrated Geophysical Techniques to Map Deep Groundwater Potential Zones and Geological Structures, South-West Akaki, South-East of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’ was done using Vertical ...