The hydrochemistry of groundwater in rural communities within the Tema District, Ghana

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 168, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 441-449

  Fianko, Joseph Richmond ^a   Nartey, Vincent K ^b   Donkor, Augustine ^b  

^a Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic activity; Ghana; Groundwater quality; Hydrochemistry; Tema

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL QUALITY; ELEVATED LEVEL; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HYDROCHEMISTRY; RURAL COMMUNITY;

CALCIUM; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GYPSUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE; FRESH WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACIDITY; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; HALITE; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RURAL AREA; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GHANA; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RURAL AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RURAL POPULATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GHANA; RURAL POPULATION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

GHANA; GREATER ACCRA; TEMA;

EID: 77955418393     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1125-0     Document Type: Article

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