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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF WATERS & SULPHATE WATERS ON THE COMPOUNDS OF CEMENT

ACHIA, PAUL OWUOR (2019-04-03)

ABSTRACT The comparative study of the effect of water and sulphate waters was carried out on 2 sample as follows i) E.AP.C. Cement ii) B.P.C Cement It was found that the cement sample fell within the range of the standards. ...
PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF Tithonia diversifolia AND ITS EFFICACY AGAINST Escherichia coli, staphylococcus aureus and pseudomonas aeruginosa

APIYO, EVERLINE AKlNYI (2019-04-03)

ABSTRACT The leaves, stem barks and roots of Tithonia diversifolia are used by traditional medicine practitioners in Kenya to treat various diseases such as constipatIOn, stomach pains, indigestion, sore throat and liver ...
DETERMINATION OF LEAD (Pb),CADMIUM(Cd) AND MERCURY (Hg) IN VEGETATION ALONG LANGATA ROAD

GATHIRIMU, SAMUEL .M. (2019-04-03)

ABSTRACT A project was carried out to determine the levels of mercury, lead and cadmium in vegetation along Langata road. The vegetation is a food source for both humans and animals and animals living in the proximity ...
COMPARISON OF PERCENTAGE CONTENT OF THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND GENERIC FANSIDAR TABLETS CIRCULATING IN KENYA MARKET

KAPTICHIUP, RONO GEOFFREY (2019-04-08)

rour samples of fansidar tablets collected florn various chemist shops around Nairobi area were analysed to check the percentage content of the active ingredients. Samples one, two and three were generics (Drugs manufactured ...
ANALYSIS OF THE SOME OF THE ESSENTIALS MACRO-NUTRIENTS IN THE SOIL COLLECTED AT MUTHURWA ESTATE IN NAIROBI

JOHN, GICHUKI KARANJA (2019-04-08)

collected at Muthurwa Estate in Nairobi. The macro-nutrients are Potassium, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium. The soil was contained in polythene bags and zigzag method of sampling was employed. Three methods of analytical ...
EFFECTS OF DISPOSED USED ENGINE OIL ON SOIL IN JUA-KALI GARAGE AREAS

SHADRACK, KIMANI KARANJA (2019-04-08)

Many cases of heavy metaL poisoning has been reported and there is need to Identify potential sources of heavy metals For the current work used engine oil is the main focus Atomic absorption spectrophotometry v,as used ...
EFFLUENT EVALUATION FROM CASTLE BREWERY FACTORY IN THIKA

KONES, SAMWEL KIPNGETICH (2019-04-08)

In this project sample of the effluent from four parts of castle brewery factory's efficient treatment plant.(L.T.P) were physically and chemically analysed.These four areas are sedimentation pond,j, aeration pond, maturation ...
EXTRACTION AND EVALUATION OF SOILS FROM INDIGENOUS AND GRAFTED MACADAMIA NUTS FOUND IN MATHIOYA IN, MURANG'A DISTRICT

WANGUI, MWANGI VIOLET (2019-04-09)

An extraction and analysis was carried out to compare oils obtained from indigenous and grafted macadamia nuts from trees found in Mathioya division, Murang'a district. In this project the word indigenous was taken as the ...
DETERMINATION OF MERCURY AND HYDROQUINONE IN SKIN LIGHTENING CREAMS SOLD ON THE KENYAN MARKET

MABONGA, GEORGE KALABAYI (2019-04-09)

The aim of the project was to determine the quantity of toxic substances; mercury and. hydroquinone in skin lightening creams sold on the Kenyan market. Samples ed. prepared and analyzed showed a low concentration of the ...
DETERMINATION OF THE ACTIVE PRINCIPLES OF THE MEDICINAL HERB ALOE SECUNDIFLORA

MAUNDU, NAPHTALY KATANA (2019-04-09)

The crude aqueous extract obtained from boiling the leaves of the plant lD water was subjected to solvent extraction whereby active principles were isolated. Chemical analysis was done to determine the nature of the active ...
EXTRACTION AND EVALUATION OF OILS FROM CASTOR SEEDS AND COCONUTS.

MAKAU, PIUS MUSYOKA (2019-04-09)

In this project castor seeds and coconuts were collected from different parts of the country. Castor seeds were collected from different farms in Makueni, Machakos and Taita Taveta. Coconuts were collected from different ...
DETERMINATION OF MERCURY AND HYDROQUINONE IN SKIN LIGHTENING CREAMS SOLD ON THE KENYAN MARKET

MABONG, GEORGE KALABAYI (2019-04-09)

The aim of the project was to determine the quantity of toxic substances; mercury . hydroquinone in skin lightening creams sold on the Kenyan market. Samples ed. prepared and analyzed showed a low concentration of the toxic ...
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF HEAVY METALS IN SOIL, WATER AND CROPS (Sukuma-wiki and Arrow root) ALONG NAIROBI RIVER

MUCHIRA, MARY WANJIRU (2019-04-09)

Use of heavy metals in agriculture, industries and domestic has lead to environmental pollution assimilation of heavy metals by plants has changed with time. At present various individuals and organization have carried ...
EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS OF OILS FROM AVOCADO FRUITS GROWN IN THIKA.

MUTHONDU., PAUL NGUGI (2019-04-09)

Despite the fact that a number of oil crops are grown in Kenya, few of thee crops have been exploited. For a long time the use of oil has been in practice but their significance has not been fully studied. In this project, ...
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PEROXIDE VALUE,IODINE VALUE OF GROUND NUT SOYA BEANS AND COCONUT OILS

NGATIA, WARUGURU JOYCE (2019-04-11)

A comparative study was carried out on coconut, groundnut and Soya bean °1-which was extracted from the name seed to determine quality and quantity. "1t was found that there was no significant difference on the quality ...
EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS FOR FUNGAL INHIBITION IN THE LEAVES OF Senna didymobotrya

NYAATA, STANLEY OIRERE (2019-04-15)

An Isolated fungus (Epicoccus Kaptagat) was used to investigate the effect of Senna didymobotrya on growth of fungi. The extract fractions obtained were mixed with petroleum ether and acetone in the ratio of 3: 1. This was ...
DETERMINATION OF THE QUALITY (ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS) FOUND IN COWDUNG

. OGOLA, DONALD M.O (2019-04-15)

The study was aimed at determining the important elements in cow dung, which are necessary for plant growth. The samples were taken from two cattle bomas in the Ngong area and its aim was to investigate the advantages to ...
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS ~ IN CEMENT FROM EAST AFRICA AND BAMBURI PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANIES

NYAKWAKA, OTIENO EMMANUEL (2019-04-15)

In this project, cement samples were obtained from Bamburi and East Africa Portland cement factories situated in Machakos district. The cement sample were taken to the laboratory where they were analyzed. The methods ...
DETERMINATION OF PRESERVATIVES (HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FORMALDEHYDE AND BORIC ACID) IN RAW AND PASTEURISED MILK

NYANGOL, NEREAH ACHIENG (2019-04-15)

Comparative tests were carried out on several milk samples both raw and pasteurized to determine the presence of preservatives; Hydrogen peroxide, F ormaldehycle and Boric acid and their effects on the milk constituents. There ...

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