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Landslide susceptibility is an important topic mainly because its geospatial analysis provides a useful tool for planning, disaster management, and hazard mitigation. In this study, the aim is to identify and analyze landslide susceptibility at a local spatial scale, which is Chapima Heights, Blantyre, using …
Climate Science
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Sand, an important fine aggregate material for mortar and mortar mixtures, plays a crucial role in construction, and its quality significantly affects the performance of buildings. Being a product of weathering and sedimentation, sand parameters will vary in their properties from one area to another. …
Mineral Exploration
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One of the essential steps in hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation is to understand the source rock evolution and the related petroleum system. Understanding how and where hydrocarbons were originated, help to comprehend, and predict where they can be discovered. Geochemical source rock evaluation provides valuable …
Energy Resources
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The fishing industry in Malawi is crucial to both its people and its economy. For many individuals, it is a source of affordable proteins, forex, and jobs. Notwithstanding the advantages of petroleum exploration, prospective petroleum exploitation on Lake Malawi poses a danger to this reliable …
Natural Resources Governance and Economics
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The Lower Shire Basin of Malawi is a region with a significant potential for petroleum resources, however, the exact extent and location of these resources are not well understood. This study aims to assess the petroleum potential of the Lower Shire Basin using gravity data. …
Energy Resources
2
2024
INVESTIGATING ENVIROMENTAL CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS IN NANSADI AREA
Incidents involving spills and leakage from underground fuel storage tanks (UFSTs) have the potential to result in soil and groundwater contamination, thereby pose harmful effects to public health and the environment. This research focused on assessing the practicality of employing volatile organic compounds (VOCs), electrical …
Energy Resources
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The problem of lost circulation poses significant challenges to drilling operations, leading to Non-productive time (NPT) and increased costs. In order to effectively control lost circulation during drilling well construction, a holistic engineered approach is required, extending beyond the selection of appropriate lost circulation materials …
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
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The purpose of this study was to examine the current methods of managing used oil waste in Lilongwe and propose environmentally friendly alternatives if the existing methods were found to be harmful to the environment. The study had three main objectives: firstly, to evaluate how …
Oil and Gas
3
2024
THE GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL PETROLEUM ACCUMULATION IN LIVINGSTONE BASIN (KARONGA) MALAWI
The geochemical assessment of potential petroleum source rock is very crucial step in petroleum exploration, since it helps to determine the potential petroleum accumulation in different areas. It facilitate key decision on whether further stages of exploration can be carried out. This paper has described …
Oil and Gas
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The cases of selling poor quality liquid fuel has been daily alarm which perturbing the customers and nation to cause poor engine performance (engine wear) and other associated consequences. Therefore, the aim of this study titled “evaluation of MBS Quality Assurance Standards and Systems used …
Natural Resources Governance and Economics
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This research paper assessed the risk associated with the adoption and usage of LPG by mainly focusing on how these risks affects or will affect the adoption and usage rate. Incorporating different approaches and methods like compliance safety audits, GIS mapping of distribution network, interviews …
Energy Resources
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Petroleum products contain Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) with different boiling points. The objective of this study was to evaluate the amount of evaporation loss of petroleum products (petrol and diesel) during transportation in Malawi. The study used the descriptive research design as it aimed at …
Mineral Exploration
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