Relationship between land use and groundwater quality in six districts in the eastern region of Ghana

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 153, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 139-146

  Fianko, J R ^a   Osae, S ^a   Adomako, D ^a   Achel, D G ^a  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic activities; Aquifer; Groundwater quality; Nitrate; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCES; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; CHEMICAL QUALITIES; ELEVATED LEVELS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; HIGH DENSITIES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; USE AREAS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; SODIUM; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CALCIUM; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; RUNOFF; SODIUM; SULFATE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE; NITRATE; RUNOFF; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDIA; LAND USE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GHANA; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 67349173206     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0344-0     Document Type: Article

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