Evaluation of the surface and groundwater resources of Efuru river catchment, Mbano, South Eastern Nigeria

Modelling, Measurement and Control C

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 53-72

  Egereonu, U U ^a   Nwachukwu, U L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Efuru river; Hydrochemical; Langelier index; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CATCHMENTS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IONS; LAND USE; NITRATES; PH EFFECTS; POLLUTION; SILICA; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURVEYING; WATERSHEDS;

EFURU RIVER; HARDNESS IONS; HYDROCHEMICAL; LANGELIER INDEX; POLLUTANTS;

RIVERS;

EID: 33745172124     PISSN: 12595977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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