Title:How much should safely managed sanitation cost? Authors:Jennifer McConville, Elisabeth Kvarnström, Charles Niwagaba, James Miiro Maiteki, Najib L. Bateganya, Jude Z. ByansiPublished:June 2020Study Highlights:– 56% of faecal matter in Greater Metropolitan Kampala is “safely managed”.– Annual capital and operating costs for the sewerage system are 13 times greater than for the FS system.– NWSC’s annualized...Read More

Title:Possibilities for the use of Sludge from a drinking water treatment plant at Ggaba III in Kampala, UgandaAuthors:Charles B. Niwagaba, Ajak Ezekiel Ayii, Ambrose O. Kibuuka and Raffaella PomiKeywords:Bricks; Compressive strength; Heating value; Loss on ignition; TemperaturePublished:June 2019Abstract:Sludge from the drinking water treatment plant at Ggaba III, located in Kampala (Uganda), was tested to evaluate...Read More

Title:Structured Approach for Comparison of Treatment Options for Nutrient-Recovery From Fecal SludgeAuthors:Jennifer R. McConville, Elisabeth Kvarnström, Annika C. Nordin, Håkan Jönsson and Charles B. NiwagabaKeywords:sanitation, resource recovery, multi-criteria, sustainability assessment, decision-support, wastewaterPublished:April 2020Abstract:The aim of this study is to present a structured approach for comparing possible nutrient-recovery fecal sludge (FS) treatment systems in order to...Read More

Title:Infrastructure investments and operating costs for fecal sludge and sewage treatment systems in Kampala, UgandaAuthors:Jennifer R. McConville, Elisabeth Kvarnström, James M. Maiteki & Charles B. NiwagabaKeywords:Annualized costs; fecal sludge management (FSM); life-cycle costs; service chain; sewage; treatmentPublished:June 2019Abstract:Like many low-income countries, Uganda is struggling to provide sanitation to its inhabitants. Meeting the Sustainable Development Goal...Read More

Title: Pharmaceutical pollution of water resources in Nakivubo wetlands and Lake Victoria, Kampala, Uganda Authors: Sahar Dalahmeh, Emma Björnberg, Anna-Klara Elenström, Charles B. Niwagaba, Allan John Komakech Keywords: Kampala, Lake Victoria, Nakivubo wetland area, Pharmaceutical pollution, Sulfamethoxazole, Trimethoprim, Wastewater Published: 14 December 2019 Abstract: This study investigated the occurrence and removal in wastewater and water...Read More