Precipitation chemistry and occurrence of acid rain over the oil-producing Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 528-534

  Nduka, John Kanayo Chukwu ^a   Orisakwe, Orish Ebere ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chemical parameters; Environmental pollution and degradation; Health problem; Oil exploration

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; ION; NITRATE; PETROLEUM; RAIN; SULFATE;

ACID RAIN; ARTICLE; CITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HARDNESS; NIGERIA; PARAMETER; PRECIPITATION; SEASON; SOLID; WATER POLLUTION;

ACID RAIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NIGERIA; NITRATES; PETROLEUM; SULFATES;

EID: 77952871110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.61     Document Type: Article

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