Monitoring of seasonal variation in the water quality of Ubu River in Ekwusigo and Nnewi local government areas of Anambra State, Nigeria

Environmental Management

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 886-898

  Uzoukwu, Bieluonwu A ^a   Ngoka, Chibuike ^a   Nneji, Nkemjika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Physicochemical parameters; Potable; Seasonal variations; Sediment; Ubu river

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; PH EFFECTS; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ION POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

WATER QUALITY;

RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

DRINKING WATER; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACTANT; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOW RATE; LEACHING; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL EROSION; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; ANAMBRA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 4344598003     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-3058-2     Document Type: Article

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