Groundwater exploitation and recharge rate estimation of a quaternary sand aquifer in Dar-es-Salaam area, Tanzania

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 559-569

  Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira ^a   van Camp, Marc ^b   Martens, Kristine ^b   Walraevens, Kristine ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dar es Salaam; Groundwater exploitation; Groundwater recharge; Quaternary aquifer; River discharge

Indexed keywords

DAR-ES-SALAAM; GROUNDWATER EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; QUATERNARY AQUIFER; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; AQUIFER POLLUTION; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; MIOCENE; PLIOCENE; QUATERNARY; RECHARGE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SANDSTONE; SURFACE WATER; WATER BUDGET; WATER SUPPLY;

DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

EID: 79955896066     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0723-z     Document Type: Article

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