In a peri-urban area 45 Km East of Kampala, Lugazi Town of 40,000 people is nestled off the Jinja-Kampala highway and grapples with the perils of pollution. To explore the perils, a study was carried out to assess the effect of the abattoir effluent on the water quality of the stream into which it discharged its effluent. Field and laboratory assessments were carried out to determine the concentration of nutrients and physicochemical parameters upstream and downstream relative to the point of effluent discharge. Findings revealed that the abattoir was not appropriately situated as it is close...