Effects of agrochemicals on surface waters and groundwaters in the Tunga-Kawo (Nigeria) irrigation scheme

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1013-1023

  Jimoh, O D ^a   Ayodeji, M A ^a   Mohammed, B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Field data; Irrigation; Pesticide; Water quality

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

AGROCHEMICALS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

HYDROLOGY;

AGROCHEMICAL; FERTILIZER; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PESTICIDE; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

NIGERIA;

TUNGA;

EID: 0347504601     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.48.6.1013.51426     Document Type: Article

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