Abstract Globally, the construction industry has a poor safety record. This project is on understanding and modelling the dynamics of safety on construction projects with particular focus on Uganda. The scope of the developed safety model is restricted to the effects of undiscovered rework, schedule pressure and cost pressure on accident frequency. In this paper,...Read More

Abstract An investigation to assess the anthropogenic pollutant loads, transport and impact on shallow groundwater in one of Kampala’s peri-urban areas (Bwaise III Parish) was undertaken. Bwaise III is a densely populated informal settlement with a high water table ( Field surveys were undertaken to identify, locate and quantify various pollutant sources. Information on the...Read More

Abstract Effective improvement of the current poor environmental sanitation in peri-urban Kampala requires an understanding of pollutant characteristics (types, sources, locations and loads). As part of an on going study, this paper presents pollution characteristics in Bwaise III and challenges encountered during the period 2002-3. Findings show that pit latrines are a major source of...Read More

Abstract Groundwater is a key resource in much of the world. Many major cities and small towns in the world depend on groundwater for water supplies, mainly because of its abundance, stable quality and also because it is inexpensive to exploit. In developing countries, use of shallow groundwater sources for drinking and other domestic purposes...Read More

Abstract To understand Phosphorus (P) sources and transport processes in the subsurface in Bwaise III Parish, Kampala, P attenuation and adsorption capacities of soils were studied in situ and from laboratory measurements. Relationships between sorption parameters and soil matrix properties, rates and mechanism of the adsorption process and soil P fractions were also investigated. P...Read More