Annals of Environmental Science and Ecology

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Environmental Health and its Role in Raising the Health Level of Employees against COVID 19 using RTLS

As the world strives to achieve universal health coverage, the sudden occurrence of the Covid-19 pandemic and the unpreparedness of countries to respond quickly and appropriately impose an additional burden on health systems and achieve the goals of sustainable health development Got into trouble. In such a situation, the only strategy against coronary heart disease seems to be to prevent infected people from coming into contact with others by finding infected cases or reducing contact. Public health surveillance or tracking systems are critical in preventing and control ling disease in population. Implementation of these systems is possible by using RTLS technology and database to analyze and monitor information.

Seyed Hasan Taheri1, Sajjad Saberi2* and Saeed Naseri2


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Processes Controlling pH in Nyaruzinga Wetland Source and the Water Supply System in Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality, Uganda

This study investigated the processes responsible for perennial low pH in Nyaruzinga wetland water source in Western Uganda. Under anoxic conditions in wetlands, the redox potential and pH increase, thereby favouring dissolution of iron compounds, humic substances and release of copper, chromium, cobalt, nickel and lead. In situ temperature, pH, DO, EC and Eh were determined while the heavy metals, anions, cations, TOC, DOC and humic substances were analysed in the laboratory, for sediments, raw and treated water. The pH and DO increased from 70 cm deep in the wetland to the surface while the other parameters decreased. Copper (0.123-0.152 mg/L), chromium (0.002-0.299 mg/L), nickel (0.07-0.119 mg/L) and cobalt (0.006-0.081 mg/L) were determined at 70 cm deep, being trace (0.001-0.09 mg/L) at the wetland surface. High concentrations of TOC (14.7-28.3 mg/L) and DOC (0.03-0.71 mg/L) were measured in the wetland while traces of DOC (0.001-0.009 mg/L) and humic substances were determined in raw water but not in the treated water. The low pH in Nyaruzinga wetland is attributed to low molecular weight humic substances under perennial water logged conditions, and treatment processes should aim to remove them.

Christopher Kanyesigye¹*, Robinah N. Kulabako², Herbert M. Kalibbala², Charles B. Niwagaba², Mohammed Babu¹, Marisa Boller³, and Frank Kansiime⁴