Hydrogeochemical processes in a shallow coastal plain sand aquifer and tidal river systems (Calabar, Southeastern Nigeria): Tracking wastewater and seawater pollution in ground and river waters

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1933-1953

  Edet, A E ^a,b   Worden, R H ^a   Mohammed, E A ^a   Preston, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Calabar; Coastal aquifer; Groundwater; Hydrogeochemistry; Nigeria; River water

Indexed keywords

CALABAR; COASTAL AQUIFERS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; NIGERIA; RIVER WATER;

AQUIFERS; CHLORINE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MARINE POLLUTION; RIVERS; SAMPLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL PLAIN; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MARINE POLLUTION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIVER SYSTEM; RIVER WATER; SEAWATER; TIDAL CHANNEL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER USE; WEATHERING;

CALABAR; CROSS RIVER [(STT) NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 84858281886     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1175-9     Document Type: Article

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