PHYSICO-ELECTROCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF POLLUTANTS IN NAIROBI RIVER

WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE, AND NOT A DROP TO DRINK! NAIROBI RIVER, ONCE A SPRING OF FRESH WATER HAS DETERIORATED IN QUALITY, EXPOSING THE RESIDENCE, ESPCIALLY SLUM DWELLERS ALONG THE RIVER, TO IMMEASUREABLE RISK. AN ASSESSMENT OF VARIOUS POLLUTANTS IN THE RIVER HAS BEEN MADE. THE FINDING REVEALS IMMENSE POLLUTION. VARIOUS INDEGENOUS MINERALS HAVE BEEN ASSESSED FOR THEIR CAPABILITY AS FILTERS OF THE RIVER.