Effect of flood on water resources in North-Central Nigeria

Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 59-71

  Utsev, Joseph Terlumun ^a   Nnaji, Chidozie Charles ^a,b   Nnennaya, Mama Cordelia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Flood; groundwater; pollution; surface water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928005365     PISSN: 09729860     EISSN: 18758568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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