Hydrochemistry of groundwater in the Savelugu-Nanton District, Northern Ghana

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2077-2087

  Tay, Collins K ^a  

^a CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Groundwater quality; Hydrochemical processes; Northern Ghana; Savelugu Nanton

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BOREHOLES; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DRILLING EQUIPMENT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POTABLE WATER; SILICATES; WATER QUALITY;

HYDROCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; HYDROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ION EXCHANGE REACTIONS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; NORTHERN GHANA; REVERSE OSMOSIS EQUIPMENTS; SAVELUGU-NANTON; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

BOREHOLE; GOVERNMENT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; PARAMETERIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STAKEHOLDER; WATER QUALITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

GHANA;

EID: 84869177919     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1647-6     Document Type: Article

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