Some issues of environmental concern in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.
Kampala, the capital city of Uganda is the administrative, political, commercial, industrial, educational and cultural centre of Uganda. The city has an area of 190 km2 and is located 8 km north of Lake Victoria (the second largest fresh water lake in the world) and approximately 42 km north of the equator. The population varies from about 1.2 million during the day to perhaps 0.9 million at night. The anthropogenic activity of this population far exceeds the infrastructure capacity of the city, leading to the deterioration of the urban environment. This article highlights the major sources of environmental degradation and pollution in the city, which include solid waste, abattoir waste, sewage, sanitation, drainage, industrial pollution, traffic pollution, atmospheric pollution, urban agriculture, rapid urbanisation and water hyacinth.
Matagi
Samuel Vivian
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Central Laboratory, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Kampala, Uganda. matagisamuel@yahoo.com
D000397:Air Pollution; D031806:Eichhornia / Q000254:growth & development; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005618:Fresh Water; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007220:Industrial Waste; D007221:Industry; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D012722:Sewage; D014454:Uganda; D014507:Urbanization; D014866:Waste Products; D014876:Water Pollution
D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage; D014866:Waste Products