Cleaning up of an oil spill

Rugumayo, Albert

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Cleaning up of an oil spill

conference contribution

posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Albert Rugumayo

An oil spill occurred on the 19th September, 1995 when an oil fuel tanker overturned on its way to Kasese at Lake Nkugute, Bushenyi District Western Uganda. Three people were killed including the driver, the turnboy and another passenger. The first visit was made by officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources on 28th September, 1995 and an initial report was prepared.

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School

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Research Unit

Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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WEDC Conference

Citation

RUGUMAYO, A., 1998. Cleaning up of an oil spill. IN: Pickford, J. (ed). Sanitation and water for all: Proceedings of the 24th WEDC International Conference, Islamabad, Pakistan, 31 August-4 September 1998, pp.166-169.

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