Groundwater resources of river Kan Gimi Basin, north-central, Nigeria

Environmental Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 404-413

  Alagbe, S A ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aquifers; Groundwater resources; Kan Gimi Basin; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; WATER LEVELS; WATER WELLS;

OVERBURDEN AQUIFERS;

CATCHMENTS;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

NIGERIA;

MUS;

EID: 0036664251     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0544-9     Document Type: Article

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