2 articles for “Kinshasa”

Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleContribution of Remote Sensing in the Estimation of the Populations Living in Areas with Risk of Gully Erosion in Kinshasa (D.R. Congo). Case of Selembao TownshipKayembe wa Kayembe Matthieu, Ngoy Ndombe Alain, Makanzu Imwangana Fils et al.This paper proposes a methodology combining very high spatial resolution satellite image, GIS and field surveys to estimate the number of people living in areas at (high) risk of landslides or gully erosion in Selembao (Kinshasa). It also gives their socio-economic characteristics. Results show that 185,000 out of the 314,699 inhabitants estimated in Selembao (58.3% of the population) live in … …Current Research in Geoscience, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 6 Jun 2016 · 8,612 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHeavy Metals Content and Ecotoxicity of Sediments from the Congo RiverDidier Makonko Mabidi, Honoré Manyingu Mutwejile, Georgette Ngakiama Beni Ngweme et al.This research aimed to quantify the contamination of Congo River sediments by heavy metals and to evaluate their ecotoxicological effects in the municipalities of Maluku, Gombe, and Kinsuka, Kinshasa Province. Metal concentrations in sediments reached 340 mg kg-1 for Cr, 310 mg kg-1 for Cu, 826 mg kg-1 for Zn, 63 mg kg-1 for as, 1.9 mg kg-1 for Cd, … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 9 Nov 2024 · 6,046 accessesView PDF Cite