This study is a contribution to the study of the spatial evolution of the properties of the municipal lake of Yaounde-Cameroon. The objective was the characterization of the physico-chemical, bacteriological and organoleptic parameters of water of this lake in order to provide the scientifically exploitable data. To understand the sources and the evolution of the pollution of this lake, we carr...

Heavy metal (Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, Ni, Mn and Cd) concentrations were investigated for the first time in core sediments of the Municipal Lake of Yaounde, Cameroon. The area under study receives domestic raw sewage from surrounding populated neighborhoods through River Mingoa, main tributary of the lake. Other activities like automobile service stations, garages, non operational effluent treatment sta...

In recent years the municipal government of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, has come to make “development” a priority. Of particular importance to the municipality has been environmental conservation and sustainability, specifically with regards to the deteriorating condition of Lake Atitlan. To achieve this goal, the mayor of Santiago Atitlan has jumpstarted several programs such as trash removal...

Eco – epidemiology: challenges and opportunities for tomorrow’s epidemiologists Luchuo Engelbert Bain, Paschal Kum Awah Centre for Population Studies and Health Promotion, Yaounde, Cameroon, Department of Military Health, Ministry of Defence, Yaounde, Cameroon, Faculty of Arts, Letters and Social Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon Corresponding author: Luchuo Engelbert Bain, C...

The Industrial and Municipal Waste Management component of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management project carried out an assessment to determine pollutant loads from point sources, which included industrial and municipal effluents and urban run-off from the Uganda catchment of Lake Victoria. Identification of pollution hotspots that pose threats to Lake Victoria was done, and the fishing vi...

Geraldine Monchanin, Laura D. Serpero, Philippe Connes, Julien Tripette, Dieudonné Wouassi, Laurent Bezin, Alain Francina, Jeanne Ngongang, Monica de la Peña, Raphael Massarelli, David Gozal, Patrice Thiriet, and Cyril Martin Equipe d’Accueil 647 Center of Research and Innovation on Sports, University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France; Kosair Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Louisvil...

Dune systems along the southeastern shores of Lake Huron have become severely impacted as the result of increases in recreational activities and shoreline development. Dune conservation activities at Lake Huron’s provincial parks have occurred only within the past 20 to 25 years. Activities on dunes outside of the parks, including municipal and private lands, have only occurred within the last ...

This population-based retrospective study was carried out in the Yaounde Population Cancer Registry (YPCR) at the General Hospital Yaounde, Cameroon. The aim was to find out the socio-economic, epidemiologic, anatomic and pathologic profile of patients with gynecological cancers in the Yaounde population. The database of the registry was reviewed between January 1, 2004 and June 3

Lakes are inland waters with a low flow rate. This property may increase their vulnerability particularly when there are subjected to pollution. The pollution of lakes is very usual, in lower income countries where there is a scarcity of sanitation facilities, poor culture of environmental protection and sometime a weak legislative framework. Once the lake is polluted, numerous compounds of the...