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ArticleEnvironmental health insights2026

Seasonal Microbial and Physicochemical Variations in Shared Water Resources Within the Arid and Semi-Arid Southwestern Kenya Landscape.

Brian Marvis Waswala-Olewe, George Paul Omondi, Romulus Abila, Paul Webala

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Article in Environmental health insights, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Brian Marvis Waswala-OleweDepartment of Environmental Studies, Geography and Planning; Maasai Mara University, Narok, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9604-9746
George Paul OmondiCentre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, University of Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2041-4457
Romulus AbilaDepartment of Environmental Studies, Geography and Planning; Maasai Mara University, Narok, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8762-7153
Paul WebalaDepartment of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Maasai Mara University, Narok, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0576-8935

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Water scarcity and poor access to potable water are growing concerns in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated seasonal variations in microbial contamination and physicochemical properties of surface waterpoints, the primary sources of water in southwestern Kenya, using a cross-sectional environmental surveillance design (May 2024-April 2025). Total coliforms and

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environmental pollutionNarokseasonal variationwater qualitywater sources

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PMID42079485
PMCPMC13133443

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