Water quality index of the ground water of bitumen deposit impacted farm settlements using entropy weighted method

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 127-138

  Fagbote, E O ^a,b   Olanipekun, E O ^a   Uyi, H S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADO EKITI   (Nigeria)

^b Rivers State University of Science and Technology ^*  (Nigeria)

^c RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Correlation coefficient; Dry season; Parameters; Permissible limits; Rainy season; Wells

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HARDNESS; MAGNESIUM METALLOGRAPHY; POTABLE WATER; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SODIUM METALLOGRAPHY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TURBIDITY; WATER ABSORPTION; WELLS;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRY SEASONS; PARAMETERS; PERMISSIBLE LIMITS; RAINY SEASONS;

WATER HARDNESS;

BITUMEN; CORRELATION; ENTROPY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PERMITTIVITY; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

NIGERIA;

EID: 84893562697     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-012-0149-0     Document Type: Article

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