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 A study to assess the impacts of land use and hydrogeological characteristics on the shallow groundwater in one of Kampala’s peri-urban areas (Bwaise III Parish) was undertaken for a period of 19 months. Water quality monitoring was carried out for 16 installed wells and one operational protected spring to ascertain the seasonal variation. The...Read More