A topo-geochemical sequence study of groundwater in Asa drainage basin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Environmental Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 544-548

  Raji, B A ^a   Alagbe, S A ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Asa drainage basin; Groundwater; Nigeria; Topo geochemical sequence

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUND WATER; MODEL; NIGERIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER FLOW;

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER QUALITY;

ASA DRAINAGE BASIN; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; NIGERIA; TOPO GEOCHEMICAL SEQUENCE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; OVERBURDEN; SLOPE;

ASA BASIN; KWARA STATE; NIGERIA;

EID: 0034177321     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050465     Document Type: Article

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