Socio-Institutional Drivers of Groundwater Contamination Hazards: The Case of On-Site Sanitation in the Bwaise Informal Settlement, Kampala, Uganda

Socio-Institutional Drivers of Groundwater Contamination Hazards: The Case of On-Site Sanitation in the Bwaise Informal Settlement, Kampala, Uganda

Socio-institutional factors are poorly addressed in the risk assessment of groundwater contamination. This paper contributes to the development of a socio-institutional assessment framework based on a case study of contamination by on-site sanitation (OSS) in an informal settlement of Bwaise (Kampal...

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Main Authors:	Felix R. B. Twinomucunguzi, Giorgia Silvestri, Joel Kinobe, Allan Mugabi, Jenifer Isoke, Philip M. Nyenje, Jan Willem Foppen, Robinah N. Kulabako, Frank Kansiime
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:	Water
Subjects:	contamination groundwater informal settlements on-site sanitation socio-hydrogeological systems
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/16/2153

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