The effects of gas flaring on crops in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

GeoJournal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-305

  Dung, Elisha Jasper ^a   Bombom, Leonard S ^a   Agusomu, Tano D ^a,b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gas flaring; Niger Delta; Oil exploitation; Spatial gradient

Indexed keywords

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CROPS; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; STARCH; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

ASCORBIC ACIDS; ASSOCIATED GASSES; CROP DEVELOPMENTS; CROP LEAVES; CROP PLANTS; GAS FLARES; GAS FLARING; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; LEAF LENGTHS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; NIGER DELTA; NIGER DELTAS; NIGERIA; OIL EXPLOITATION; SPATIAL GRADIENT; SPATIAL GRADIENTS; SPATIAL VARIABILITIES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUGAR CONSTITUENTS;

GASES;

AMINO ACID; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; EXPLORATION; GAS FLOW; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MOISTURE; OIL PRODUCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; VITAMIN;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

HYDROPHYLLACEAE; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; TALINUM TRIANGULARE;

EID: 55149106751     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-008-9207-z     Document Type: Article

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