Water quality assessment of groundwater in some rock types in parts of the eastern region of Ghana

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1055-1069

  Ganyaglo, Samuel Y ^a   Banoeng Yakubo, Bruce ^b   Osae, Shiloh ^a   Dampare, Samuel B ^a   Fianko, Joseph R ^a  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Assessment; Eastern region; Ghana; Groundwater; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BOREHOLES; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE; ASSESSMENT; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; EASTERN REGIONS; GHANA; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS;

POTABLE WATER;

ALKALI METAL; ALKALINE EARTH METAL; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BOREHOLE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DISSOLVED LOAD; DRINKING WATER; GRANITOID; GROUNDWATER; ION; IRRIGATION; MINERAL; NITRATE; PH; ROCK; SALINITY; SODICITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CAPE COAST; CENTRAL REGION [GHANA]; GHANA;

EID: 79951576420     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0594-3     Document Type: Article

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