Lakes, groundwater and palaeohydrology in the Sahel of NE Nigeria: Evidence from hydrogeochemistry

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 345-355

  Edmunds, W M ^a   Fellman, E ^a,c   Goni, I B ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Nigeria; Palaeohydrology; Sahel

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOHYDROLOGY;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0032922240     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.2.0345     Document Type: Article

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