Geochemical and quality assessment of groundwater in some Nigerian basement complex

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3643-3656

  Odukoya, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Major elements; Nigeria; Trace element

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BUILDINGS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRRIGATION; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; POLLUTION; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES; SPECTROMETRY; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

DRINKING AND IRRIGATIONS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; MAJOR ELEMENTS; NIGERIA; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SOLUBLE SODIUM PERCENTAGES; SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA;

POTABLE WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BOREHOLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SILICATE MINERAL; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

CANADA; NIGERIA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84942910494     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-015-0789-y     Document Type: Article

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