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by Vivian Nabisere | 24-02-2022 23:25
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The Fault in our Industries: Water pollution as a Result of Neglect in Industries in Uganda
Industrialization in Uganda is on the rise with many industries being established and industrial parks growing. This affects the environment in various ways, but for the waterbodies in particular, it threatens both biodiversity and water quality. A study done showed that many industries in Namanve Industrial Park lack functional effluent treatment plants (Angiro et al., 2020) and therefore discharge raw wastes harmful in the nearby waterbodies which lowers the water quality and make it unsuitable for water consumption. In early January 2022, a picture was spread widely on social media which showed a change in water to a pinkish color in river Nile at a drainage channel from Nytil, a textiles company. This provoked a public outcry from people which led to suspension of the company's activities for sometime by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). Further investigations showed the poor conditions of the effluent treatment plants. This leaves us wondering how long had this been going on and how much damage is being done by other industries behind closed doors. References Angiro, C., Abila, P.P. & Omara, T. Effects of industrial effluents on the quality of water in Namanve stream, Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Uganda. BMC Res Notes 13, 220 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05061-x NEMA suspends activities at NYTIL over River Nile contamination http://nilepost.co.ug/2022/01/06/nema-suspends-activities-at-nytil-over-river-nile-contamination/ |
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Hello Vivian, this is your mentor Hannah.
Thank you for sharing detail about major causes of water pollution in your country.
I hope your government and industries will follow all the rules and regulation strictly to eradicate the water pollution in your area.
Thank you for your great article and please keep up with your wonderful work :)
Sincerly,
Hannah
Posted 28-02-2022 00:35
Thanks Joon for this insight.
Posted 27-02-2022 04:17
Hello Vivian, this is your mentor Joon.
It is always important to regulate industries on their waste materials. Such wastes are toxic enough to change water quality of streams nearby. This is a serious issue as most supplies of tap water are dependent to such streams. If the quality of the water reduces, then the quality of tap water, which most people use it as drinking water, would also decrease and it would lead to serious health problems. That is why proper policy to regulate the industry is required to save the public health.
Well read your article, and let's keep up!
Best,
Joon
Posted 26-02-2022 18:15