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Veronica Ngure

Affiliation : Laikipia University · Moi University

10Publications (affiliation in Kenya)

Research profile

Veronica Ngure has 10 indexed publications (2010–2025). Their work appears mainly in “Journal of Geochemical Exploration”, “Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use” and “Environments”. Their most cited article, “Levels of heavy metals in wastewater and soil samples from open drainage channels in Nairobi, Kenya: community health implication” (2020), has been cited 702 times. 2 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in Netherlands, Benin.

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Publications (10)

Analysis of Selected Potentially Harmful Metal Elements in Soils and Vegetables in Gold Mining Region: Case Study Evaluated in Kenya, Africa
2025 · Environments · cited 7 times
Heavy metals and trace elements contamination risks in peri-urban agricultural soils in Nairobi city catchment, Kenya
2023 · Frontiers in Soil Science · cited 44 times
Levels of heavy metals in wastewater and soil samples from open drainage channels in Nairobi, Kenya: community health implication
2020 · Scientific Reports · cited 702 times
Health risk implications of lead, cadmium, zinc, and nickel for consumers of food items in Migori Gold mines, Kenya
2019 · Journal of Geochemical Exploration · cited 29 times
PCBs in fish and their cestode parasites in Lake Victoria
2016 · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · cited 40 times
Concentration levels of potentially harmful elements from gold mining in Lake Victoria Region, Kenya: Environmental and health implications
2014 · Journal of Geochemical Exploration · cited 51 times
Contribution of soil, water and food consumption to metal exposure of children from geological enriched environments in the coastal zone of Lake Victoria, Kenya
2012 · International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health · cited 21 times
Zooplankton partitioning in a tropical alkaline–saline endorheic Lake Nakuru, Kenya: Spatial and temporal trends in relation to the environment
2011 · Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use · cited 12 times
Monitoring exposure to heavy metals among children in Lake Victoria, Kenya: Environmental and fish matrix
2010 · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · cited 61 times
Use of the fish endoparasite Ligula intestinalis (L., 1758) in an intermediate cyprinid host ( Rastreneobola argentea ) for biomonitoring heavy metal contamination in Lake Victoria, Kenya
2010 · Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use · cited 45 times

Publication venues

Journal of Geochemical Exploration × 2
Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use × 2
Environments × 1
Frontiers in Soil Science × 1
Scientific Reports × 1
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment × 1

Publications per year

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Collaborations

Partner institutions : University of Eldoret · Kenyatta University · University of Amsterdam · Kenya Medical Research Institute · Daystar University

Co-authors’ countries : Netherlands · Benin

Co-authors

Bibliographic data from OpenAlex (open database).