Analysis of groundwater quality using water quality index and conventional graphical methods: The Volta region, Ghana

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 867-879

  Banoeng Yakubo, Bruce ^a   Yidana, Sandow Mark ^a,b   Emmanuel, Nti ^a   Akabzaa, Thomas ^a   Asiedu, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buem; Factor analysis; Togo; Voltaian; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY DIAGRAM; AQUIFER HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; CARBONATE WEATHERING; CATION EXCHANGES; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL TERRAINS; GRAPHICAL METHODS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SAMPLE LOCATION; SMECTITES; SOURCES OF VARIATION; STUDY AREAS; SURFACE WATER SOURCES; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLAY MINERALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FISH; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; MINERALS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

QUALITY CONTROL;

CARBONATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GRAPHICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SILICATE; SMECTITE; SURFACE WATER; TERRAIN; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

GHANA; VOLTA;

EID: 77955161493     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0082-9     Document Type: Article

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