Hydrochemical framework of groundwater in the Ankobra Basin, Ghana

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-74

  Kortatsi, Benony K ^a  

^a CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Groundwater quality; Hydrochemistry; Maximum acceptable limit; Silicate weathering

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IONIC COMPOSITION; SILICATE MINERAL; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACE METAL; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; ANKOBRA BASIN; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WESTERN REGION;

EID: 33847706819     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-006-9006-4     Document Type: Article

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