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University of Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

GASPAR S. MHINZI (Ph. D.)

University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 35061 
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tel:  255 22 2410038, or 2410500-8 ext. 2048, Fax: 255 22 2410038

E-mail: mhinzi@chem.udsm.ac.tz

Selected Publications:

1. Mhinzi GS, Intra-species variation of the properties of gum exudates from Acacia senegal var. senegal and Acacia seyal var. fistula from Tanzania 
   Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia 17 (1): 67-74, 2003
2. Mbuna JJ, Mhinzi GS, Evaluation of gum exudates from three selected plant species from Tanzania for food and pharmaceutical applications 
   Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 83 (2): 142-146, 15 2003
3. Mhinzi GS, Properties of gum exudates from selected Albizia species from Tanzania, Food Chemistry, 77 (3): 301-304, 2002
4. Mhinzi GS, Crascall LE, Spencer JL, Platinum(II) diphosphine complexes containing cyclic ligands with Pt-C and Pt-O bonds
   Inorganica Chimica Acta 265 (1-2): 83-87, 15, 1997
5. Mhinzi GS, Mosha DMS, Studies on Tanzanian Acacia gums .1. Some properties of gum exudates from Acacia drepanolobium and Acacia seyal var. seyal 
   Discovery and Innovation 8 (4): 361-364, 1996
6. Mosha D, Wangabo J, Mhinzi G, African traditional brews: How safe are they? 
   Food Chemistry 57 (2): 205-209 OCT 1996
7. Mosha D, Qulwi Q, Mhinzi G, Measurement of the apparent dissociation constants of hydrofluoric acid in concentrated electrolyte environments and their relationship to the thermodynamic value 
   Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan 18 (2): 96-100, 1996
8. Mhinzi GS, Mosha DMS, Some physico-chemical properties of Tanzanian commercial Acacia gums (gum arabic) 
   Journal of Food Science and Technology-Mysore 32 (6): 510-512, 1995
9. Spencer JL, Mhinzi GS,Effect of Bulky Alkyl Substituents on The Dynamics And Stability of Platinum Complexes With, Beta-Agostic Bonding 
   Journal of the Chemical Society-Dalton Transactions (23): 3819-3824, 1995
10. Mhinzi GS, Mrosso HDJ, Studies on Tanzanian Acacia Gums .3. Some Properties of Gum Exudates From The Series Vulgares And Gummiferae 
    Food Chemistry, 54 (3): 261-264 1995

OTHMAN C. OTHMAN (Ph. D.)

University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Tel:  255 22 2410038; Fax: 255 22 2410038; E-mail; othman@chem.udsm.ac.tz

Selected Publications

1. Luilo GB, Othman OC
   Heavy metal levels of pasture grasses in metropolitan area 
   Journal de Physique IV 107: 797-800 Part 2 MAY 2003
2. Mwevura H, Othman OC, Mhehe GLOrganochlorine pesticide residues in sediments and biota from the coastal area of Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania, Marine Pollution Bulletin 45 (1-12): 262-267 Sp. Iss. SI 2002
3. Raja TK, OthmanOC, Bahemuka TE
   Levels of crude proteins and some inorganic elements in selected green vegetables of Dar es Salaam, Journal of Food Science and Technology-Mysore 34 (5): 419-422, 1997
   

MICHAEL .A. KISHIMBA (Ph. D.)

University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 35061 
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tel:  255 22 2410038, Fax: 255 22 2410038

E-mail: kishimba@chem.udsm.ac.tz

Selected Publications:

1. Elfvendahl S, Mihale M, Kishimba MA, et al.
   Pesticide pollution remains severe after cleanup of a stockpile of obsolete pesticides at Vikuge, Tanzania, Ambio, 33 (8): 503-508, 2004
2. Kishimba MA, Henry L, Mwevura H, et al.
   The status of pesticide pollution in Tanzania 
   Talanta 64 (1): 48-53, 2004
3. Kishimba MA, Zwanenburg B
   Synthesis of Carba-Strigol Analogs, Recueil Des Travaux Chimiques Des Pays-Bas-Journal of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society 113 (1): 21-28, 1994
4. Smykalla C, Garciagranda S, Beurskens PT, et al.
   Crystal-Structure of 3-Methyl-5-(2-Oxotetrahydrofuran-3-Ethylidenyl)-2(5h)-Furanone, C 11H 12O 4, Zeitschrift Fur Kristallographie 203: 120-122 Part 1 1993
5. Khan MR, Kishimba MA, Locksley H
   Naphthoquinones from the Root and Stem Barks of Diospyros-Usambarensis 
   Planta Medica (6): 581-581, 1989
6. Khan MR, Kishimba MA, Locksley H
   Extractives From Ebenaceae - Constituents Of The Root And Stem Barks Of Diospyros-Verrucosa, Planta Medica (5): 498-498, 1987
   

ESTER .H.J. LUGWISHA (Ph. D.)

University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 35061 
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tel:  255 22 2410038, Fax: 255 22 2410038

E-mail: lugwisha@chem.udsm.ac.tz

Selected Publications:

1. Lugwisha EHJ, Mulokozi AM, Masabo MKJ
   Activation-Energy of Thermal-Decomposition of LaC 2O 4Br 
   Journal of Thermal Analysis 37 (11-12): 2567-2572, 1991
2. Mulokozi AM, Lugwisha E
   New Aspects of the Decomposition Kinetics of Calcite .1. Isothermal Decomposition 
   Thermochimica Acta 194: 375-383, 3, 1992
3. Mulokozi M, Lugwisha E
   Influence of Sample Particle-Size and Heating Rate on the Thermal-Decomposition of K 2C 2O 4, Journal of Thermal Analysis 37 (3): 583-596, 1991
4. Kettle SFA, Lugwisha EHJ, Norrby LJ
   A Reinterpretation of the Vibrational-Spectra of Rubidium-(Iv) and Cesium-(Ii) Nitrates, Canadian Journal of Applied Spectroscopy 35 (4): 91-96, 1990
5. Kettle SFA, Lugwisha E, Vorderwisch P, et al.
   Intermolecular Vibrational Coupling In Dl-Alpha Alanine And Its N-Deutero Isotopomer, Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 46 (6): 921-926 1990
6. Kettle SFA, Lugwisha E, Eckert J, et al.
   Intermolecular Vibrational Coupling In Glycine 
   Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular And Biomolecular Spectroscopy 45 (5): 533-539, 1989
7. Jayasooriya UA, Kettle SFA, Lugwisha E
   Intermolecular Vibrational Coupling Associated With The 2-Nu-2 Features Of The Raman-Spectrum of Strontium Nitrate 
   Journal of Chemical Physics 87 (10): 5617-5620, 15 1987
   

FAUSTIN N. NGASSAPA (Ph. D.)

University of Dar es Salaam, Chemistry Department, P.O. Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tel:255 22 2410038;Fax: 255 22 2410038,E-mail: ngassapa@chem.udsm.ac.tz

Selected Publications:

1. Kamwaya ME, Ngassapa FN, A conformational study of proline derivatives 
   Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia 16 (2): 199-206, 2002
2. Kanesato M, Ngassapa FN, Yokoyama T
   Crystal structure of a gadolinium(III) complex of tripodal tris(((5-chlorosalicylidene)amino)ethyl)amine 
   Analytical Sciences 17 (11): 1359-1360, 2001
3. Kanesato M, Ngassapa FN, Yokoyama T
   Crystal structure of tris(((5-bromosalicylidene)amino)ethyl)amine 
   Analytical Sciences 17 (3): 471-472, 2001
4. Kanesato M, Ngassapa FN, Yokoyama TCrystal structure of a samarium(III) complex of tripodal tris(((5-chlorosalicylidene)amino)ethyl)amine, Analytical Sciences 17 (3): 473-474, 2001
5. Kanesato M, Ngassapa FN, Yokoyama T
   Crystal structure of tris(((5-chlorosalicylidene)amino)ethyl) amine 
   Analytical Sciences 16 (7): 781-782, 2000
6. Ngassapa FN, Venskovskii NU, Tararov AV, et al.
   Thermogravimetrical study of chloromolibdenum gadolinium GdMoO4Cl within temperature range 25-1500 degrees C in air 
   Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii 42 (8): 1274-1275, 1997
7. Bogatov YE, Venskovskii NU, NgassapaFN, et al.
   Thermal-Oxidation Of Gadolinium Chlorotungstates Gdwo4cl And Gd3wo6cl3 
   Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii 40 (7): 1110-1113, 1995
8. Venskovskii NU, Zolin VF, Markushev VM, et al.
   Properties of Oxychlorides of Lanthanides and Tungsten Activated With Neodymium And Europium 
   Inorganic Materials 29 (6): 969-973, 1993
9. Tsaryuk VI, Venskovskii NU, Zolin VF, et al.
   Manifestation Of Different Types Of Tungsten Coordination Polyhedra In Europium-Activated LNWO 4Cl And La 3WO 6Cl 3 Vibrating Spectra 
   Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya 19 (10-11): 844-848, 1993

SARATI S. S RWEGOSHORA

Government Chemist Laboratory Agency; P.O. Box 164, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

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