Hydrogeochemical controls and usability of groundwater in the semi-arid Mayo Tsanaga River Basin: Far north province, Cameroon

Environmental Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1281-1293

  Fantong, Wilson Y ^a,b   Satake, Hiroshi ^a   Ayonghe, Samuel N ^c   Aka, Festus T ^b   Asai, Kazuyoshi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b Institute of Mining and Geological Research IRGM   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^d Geo Science Laboratory Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical processes; Far north Cameroon; Groundwater demand; River basin; Usability

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; CAMEROON; CATION EXCHANGES; CHEMICAL PROCESSES; DISSOLVED SILICA; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FAR NORTH; FAR NORTH CAMEROON; GROUNDWATER COMPOSITION; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; ISOTOPE RATIO; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MAIN PROCESS; MAJOR IONS; RIVER BASIN; RIVER BASINS; SEMI ARID; USABILITY; WATER SALINITY;

BASALT; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CLAY MINERALS; DEUTERIUM; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORSPAR; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; LANDFORMS; POSITIVE IONS; RIVER CONTROL; SILICA; SILICATES; WATERSHEDS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BASALT; CATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEUTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EVAPORATION; FLUORIDE; FLUORITE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PIEDMONT; RIVER BASIN; SALINITY; SEMIARID REGION; SILICA; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; EXTREME NORD PROVINCE; MAYO TSANAGA BASIN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70349855183     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1629-x     Document Type: Article

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