• Vegetation cover changes due to artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Bukombe-Mbogwe forest reserve in Geita region, Tanzania 

  Pancrace, P; Salanga, R.J; Lalika, M.C.S (Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2022)

  Bukombe-Mbogwe Forest Reserve (BMFR) has substantially lost its vegetation cover following Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM). The study aimed at examining vegetation cover changes in BMFR and surrounding ...
• Groundwater vulnerability to petroleum hydrocarbons pollution of quaternary sand aquifer in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

  Mjemah, I. C.; Mato, R.R.A.M.; Thunvik, R. (The Journal of Building and Land Development., 2010)

  Groundwater is inherently susceptible to contamination from anthropogenic activities and remediation is very expensive and often impractical. Prevention of contamination is hence critical in effective groundwater management. ...
• Enhancing protection of Dar es Salaam quaternary aquifer: Groundwater recharge assessment. 

  Mtoni, Y.; Mjemah, I. C.; Van Camp, M.; Walraevens, K. (Springer-Verlag, 2011)

  Water balance for Dar es Salaam Quaternary coastal aquifer (DQCA) was calculated according to the method of Thornthwaite and Mather. Monthly potential evapotranspiration estimates were calculated from 39 years (1971–2009) ...
• Estimation of depth to fresh-salt water interface and its implications for sustainable groundwater resource management: A case study of the Coastal strip of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 

  Unknown author (Springer, Environimental Earth Science., 2015-11-10)

  Dar es Salaam City is highly depending on groundwater resources since 1997. The resulting overex- ploitation is entailing the risk of seawater intrusion. This problem has been systematically investigated for the ...
• Saltwater intrusion and nitrate pollution in the coastal aquifer of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 

  Mtoni, Yohana; Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira; Bakundukize, Charles; Van Camp, Marc; Martenes, Kristine; Walraevens, Kristine (Springer, Environimental Earth Science., 2013-11-03)

  Dar es Salaam Quaternary coastal aquifer is a major source of water supply in Dar es Salaam City used for domestic, agricultural, and industrial uses. However, groundwater overdraft and contamination are the major problems ...
• Saltwater intrusion in the quaternary aquifer of the Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania 

  Mtoni, Yohana; Mjemah, Ibrahimu C.; Msindai, Kristoko; Van Camp, Marc; Walraevens, Kristine (GEOLOGICA BELGICA, 2012)

  A description of the occurrence of the salt water intrusion from seawater close to the coastline of Dar es Salaam Region is presented. The present status of intrusion in two pilot areas located between Mlalakuwa and ...
• The use of the DRASTIC-LU/LC model for assessing groundwater vulnerability to Nitrate contamination in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania. 

  Mkumbo, Neema J.; Mussa, Kassim R.; Mariki, Eliapenda E.; Mjemah, Ibrahimu C. (MDPI Earth, 2022-11-07)

  Groundwater is a useful source of water for various uses in different places. The major challenge in the use of this resource is how to manage and protect it from contamination. The current study was conducted in Morogoro ...
• Influence of meteorology on ambient air quality in Morogoro, Tanzania 

  Mkoma, Stelyus L.; Mjemah, Ibrahimu C. (International Journal of Enviromental Science., 2011-03)

  The influence of meteorological parameters on air quality was investigated for a rural background site in Morogoro. Precipitation, temperature, relative humidity and wind speed were measured during wet and dry seasons ...
• Groundwater exploitation and recharge rate estimation of a quaternary sand aquifer in Dar-es-Salaam area, Tanzania 

  Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira; Van Camp, Marc; Martenes, Kristine; Walraevens, Kristine (Springer-Verlag, 2010-09-10)

  Dar-es-Salaam City gets water supply from surface water and groundwater. The groundwater is used to supplement surface water supply and has increasingly become a major source of water supply in the city. The study area ...
• Groundwater exploitation and hydraulic parameter estimation for a Quaternary aquifer in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. 

  Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira; Van Camp, Marc; Walraevens, Kristine (Elsevier Ltd, 2009-07-03)

  The fact that groundwater exploitation has largely increased since 1997 in the Dar-es-Salaam aquifer, calls for a directed attention towards possible problems of aquifer overexploitation that may arise in the near future. ...
• Sources of salinity and urban pollution in the Quaternary sand aquifers of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

  Walraevens, Kristine; Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira; Mtoni, Yohana; Camp, Marc Van (Elsevier, 2014)

  Groundwater is globally important for human consumption, and changes in quality can have serious consequences. The study area is within a coastal aquifer where groundwater quality is influenced by various potential sources ...
• Investigating seawater intrusion due to groundwater pumping with schematic model simulations: The example of the Dar es Salaam coastal aquifer in Tanzania 

  Camp, Marc Van; Mtoni, Yohana; Mjemah, Ibrahimu C.; Bakundukize, Charles; Walraevens, Kristine (Elsevier, 2014)

  Water supply requirements in Dar es Salaam city (Tanzania) are rising rapidly by population growth and groundwater is increasingly used to fullfill the needs. The groundwater is taken from the Dar es Salaam Quaternary ...
• Modeling approaches and strategies for data-scarce aquifers: example of the Dar es Salaam aquifer in Tanzania 

  Camp, Marc Van; Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira; Farrah, Nawal Al; Walraevens, Kristine (Springer, 2013)

  Management of groundwater resources can be improved by using groundwater models to perform risk analyses and to improve development strategies, but a lack of extensive basic data often limits the implementation ...
• Household waste recovery and recycling: a case study of Kigoma-Ujiji, Tanzania 

  Shams, Shahriar; Ibrahimu, Chikira (Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, 2003)

  Management of waste in most developing countries has become important for most of the cities as they try to curb and control city growth and urbanisation. The general norm where waste management had been the sole duty ...
• Hydrogeochemical analysis of water quality dynamics under anthropic activities on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 

  Said, Mateso; Komakech, Hans Charles; Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira; Lufingo, Mesia; Munishi, Linus Kasian; Kumar, Sudhir (The Tunisian Chemical Society and Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2022)

  Water quality management requires consideration of surface water and groundwater dynamics. This study utilizes hydrogeochemical and isotopic techniques to understand anthropic influences on surface and groundwater resources ...
• Open-source software application for hydrogeological delineation of potential groundwater recharge zones in the Singida semi-arid, fractured aquifer, central Tanzania 

  Mussa, Kassim Ramadhani; Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira; Machunda, Revocatus Lazaro (MDPI, 2020)

  This study attempted to delineate and map potential groundwater recharge zones of the Singida, semi-arid, fractured crystalline basement aquifer using open source remote sensing and GIS software. Various thematic maps ...
• A review on the state of knowledge, conceptual and theoretical contentions of major theories and principles governing groundwater flow modeling 

  Mussa, Kassim Ramadhani; Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira; Muzuka, Alfred Nzibavuga Nyarubakula (Springer, 2020)

  Decision-makers require correct and adequate information on groundwater flow systems in a basin in order to formulate sustainable water resources development strategies. However, the practicality and realism of groundwater ...
• Quantification of groundwater exploitation and assessment of water quality risk perception in the Dar es salaam quaternary aquifer, Tanzania 

  Mussa, Kassim Ramadhani; Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira; Walraevens, Kristine (MDPI, 2019)

  This study quantified groundwater exploitation and assessed water quality risk perception in the Dar es Salaam quaternary aquifer through a socio-economic survey. Annual total groundwater exploitation was estimated, using ...
• Indigenous knowledge systems for climate change detection and adaption planning in mountainous areas in Tanzania 

  Mussa, Kassim Ramadhani; Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira (Journal of Resources Development and Management, 2015)

  The study was carried out to gather perceptions and experiences of the Uluguru mountains communities on climate change and its impacts, and to understand their traditional innovations in detecting climate change and coping ...
• Participation of ecosystem service providers in a watershed pes project in Tanzania: connection with the coasean perspectives 

  Mussa, Kassim Ramadhani; Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira (Journal of Ecosystem & Ecography, 2017)

  The equitable payment for environmental service projects seem to have good objectives, but not so many households participated in it. Limited empirical information surrounds the most Payment for Environmental Services (PES) ...

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