Assessment of groundwater quality in Yaoundé area, Cameroon, using geostatistical and statistical approaches

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-15

  Teikeu, William Assatse ^a   Meli’i, Jorelle Larissa ^a   Njandjock Nouck, Philippe ^a   Tabod, Tabod Charles ^a,b   Enyegue A Nyam, Francoise ^a   Aretouyap, Zakari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Geostatistical; Groundwater quality; Principal component analysis; Yaound

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; MAGNESIUM; MAPS; POTABLE WATER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM; SODIUM BICARBONATE; WATER QUALITY;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOSTATISTICAL; GEOSTATISTICAL APPROACH; STATISTICAL APPROACH; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER QUALITY INDEXES; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GEOSTATISTICS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; KRIGING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CAMEROON; CENTRE [CAMEROON]; YAOUNDE;

EID: 84950320871     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-015-4779-7     Document Type: Article

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