ABSTRACT

Uganda's Nakivubo swamp has been receiving wastewater from Kampala for over 30 years and consists of a floating root mat. It's potential to remove nutrients and pathogens from wastewater in a sustainable way, while maintaining ecological quality and biodiversity, is investigated in this work.

chapter Chapter 1|14 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|23 pages

Description of the Nakivubo swamp

chapter Chapter 4|24 pages

Water quality of the Nakivubo swamp

chapter Chapter 7|22 pages

Nitrification in the Nakivubo swamp

chapter Chapter 9|26 pages

Mass balance of the Nakivubo swamp

chapter Chapter 10|17 pages

Socio-economics of the Nakivubo swamp

chapter Chapter 11|18 pages

Summary and Conclusions