Recently, the growing need to complement rural and foreign sources of food and woodfuel is
driving interest in urban forestry management in medium cities. The present study was …

Data concerning the occurrence of emerging biological contaminants such as antibiotic
resistance genes (ARGs) and fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in aquatic environments in Sub …

Abstract Metal and metalloid (As, Cd, Co, Cu, Pb and Zn) distribution in soils from the
Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) is investigated in order to characterize …

Management of municipal solid wastes in many countries consists of waste disposal into
landfill without treatment or selective collection of solid waste fractions including plastics …

Abstract The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a long history of mining
activities. However, environmental and socio-economic problems associated with …

Active and abandoned mine activities constitute the sources of deterioration of water and
soil quality in many parts of the world, particularly in the African Copperbelt regions. The …

This paper discusses the occurrence and spatial distribution of metals and persistent
organic pollutants (POPs: including organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated …

Abandoned mines and mining activities constitute important sources of toxic metals and
Rare Earth Elements (REEs) affecting surrounding environmental compartments and biota …

Objectif: Le coût élevé d'engrais minéraux couplé à leur faible accessibilité constituent un
facteur limitant en culture maraichère, particulièrement en culture de tomate à Kolwezi …

Copper smelting has been a source of soil contamination with trace metals in Penga Penga
(Lubumbashi). The residents are exposed to trace metal ingestion, and planting trees is …