Evidence and implications of groundwater mining in the Lusaka urban aquifers

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue 8-13, 2008, Pages 648-654

  Mpamba, N H ^a   Hussen, A ^a   Kangomba, S ^a   Nkhuwa, D C W ^b   Nyambe, I A ^b   Mdala, C ^b   Wohnlich, S ^c   Shibasaki, N ^d  

^a Ministry of Energy and Water Development   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Groundwater monitoring; Karstic aquifer; Lusaka; Recharge

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; AQUIFERS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; PUBLIC UTILITIES; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

CARBONATE AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER MINING; KARSTIC; WATER DEMANDS; WATER REQUIREMENTS; WATER UTILITIES;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; KARST; RECHARGE; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE;

AFRICA; LUSAKA [LUSAKA (PRV)]; LUSAKA [ZAMBIA]; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 48749091525     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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