Relationship between land use and water quality in a tropical urban catchment of the Congo Basin: A case study of N'Djili River catchment

Sani, Zouera; Katshiatshia, Haddy M; Tshimanga, Raphael M; Basamba, Twaha A; Odume, Oghenekaro N

Title: Relationship between land use and water quality in a tropical urban catchment of the Congo Basin: A case study of N'Djili River catchment
Creator: Sani, Zouera
Creator: Katshiatshia, Haddy M
Creator: Tshimanga, Raphael M
Creator: Basamba, Twaha A
Creator: Odume, Oghenekaro N
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2024
Date: 2024
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/484540
Identifier: vital:78931
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2024.080
Description: This study focuses on N'Djili River catchment, a vital water source in Kinshasa that undergoes anthropogenic pressure and land use changes. The lower course of the river is particularly affected by uncontrolled urbanization, informal settlements, improper waste management practices, and vegetation degradation. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between land use and river water quality in this catchment. Water samples were collected for physico-chemical and bacteriological analysis from 10 sampling sites along the river course. Land use categories were determined using Sentinel-2 land cover imageries and buffer scaling techniques. A redundancy analysis (RDA) was conducted to determine the relationship between land use categories and water quality variables.
Format: 17 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Water Practice and Technology
Relation: Sani, Z., Katshiatshia, H.M., M. Tshimanga, R., Basamba, T.A. and Odume, O.N., 2024. Relationship between land use and water quality in a tropical urban catchment of the Congo Basin: A case study of N'Djili River catchment. Water Practice and Technology, 19(4), pp.1272-1289
Relation: Water Practice and Technology volume 19 number 4 1272 1289 2024
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