Zachary M Getenga
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Muendo B, Shikuku V, Getenga Z, Lalah J, Wandiga S, Rothballer M
Heliyon
. 2021 Feb;
7(2):e06073.
PMID: 33604468
In this work, the adsorption-desorption dynamics of diuron in three typical Kenyan agricultural soils, Nzoia (NZ), Thika (TH) and Machakos (MK) was investigated. The equilibrium adsorption data, tested against three...
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Jemutai-Kimosop S, Orata F, Shikuku V, Okello V, Getenga Z
Environ Res
. 2019 Nov;
180:108898.
PMID: 31732171
To ameliorate adsorbent recovery by an external magnetic field, naturally occurring diatomaceous earth (DE) was modified with iron-oxide, characterized and applied for adsorption of carbamazepine (CBZ) from synthetic wastewater using...
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Onunga D, Kowino I, Ngigi A, Osogo A, Orata F, Getenga Z, et al.
J Environ Sci Health B
. 2015 Apr;
50(6):387-97.
PMID: 25844859
Carbofuran (2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate) has been used within the Nzoia River Basin (NRB), especially in Bunyala Rice Irrigation Schemes, in Kenya for the control of pests. In this study, the capacity...
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Jemutai-Kimosop S, Orata F, Kowino I, Getenga Z
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
. 2014 Mar;
92(5):616-20.
PMID: 24577789
The dissipation of carbofuran from soils within the Nzoia River Drainage Basin in Kenya was studied under real field conditions for 112 days. Results showed significantly enhanced dissipation of carbofuran...
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Ngigi A, Getenga Z, Dorfler U, Boga H, Kuria B, Ndalut P, et al.
J Environ Sci Health B
. 2012 Oct;
48(1):40-8.
PMID: 23030439
This study elucidates the effects of carbon amendment on metabolic degradation of atrazine (6-chloro-N(2)-ethyl-N(4)-isopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine) and total microbial biomass in soil. Degradation of (14)C-ring-labelled atrazine was monitored in laboratory incubations of...
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Ngigi A, Getenga Z, Boga H, Ndalut P
J Environ Sci Health B
. 2012 May;
47(8):769-78.
PMID: 22575004
In this study soils from sugarcane-cultivated fields were screened for bacterial species capable of atrazine (6-chloro-N²-ethyl-N⁴-isopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine) degradation due to long exposure of the soils to this herbicide. To enrich for...
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Lalah J, Muendo B, Getenga Z
J Environ Sci Health B
. 2010 Feb;
44(7):690-6.
PMID: 20183079
The dissipation of hexazinone (Velpar) in two tropical soil types in Kenya was studied under field and semi-controlled conditions for a period of 84 days. The dissipation was found to...