The hydro-geochemistry of groundwater resources in an area with prevailing saline groundwater, lower Shire Valley, Malawi

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-81

  Monjerezi, Maurice ^a,b   Vogt, Rolf D ^a   Aagaard, Per ^a   Saka, John D K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Groundwater quality; Groundwater salinity; Hydro geochemistry; Lower Shire River Valley; Malawi

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

EAST AFRICAN RIFT; MALAWI; SHIRE RIVER;

EID: 84860530516     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 18791956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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