Geophysical, geochemical and hydrological analyses of water-resource vulnerability to salinization: case of the Uburu-Okposi salt lakes and environs, southeast Nigeria;Analyses géophysiques, géochimiques et hydrologiques de la vulnérabilité à la salinisation des ressources en eau: cas des lacs salés et environs de Uburu-Okposi, Sud-Est du Nigéria;Análises geofísicas, geoquímicas e hidrológicas da vulnerabilidade dos recursos hídricos à salinização: caso dos lagos salgados Uburu-Okposi e arredores, sudeste da Nigéria;Análisis geofísicos, geoquímicos e hidrológicos de la vulnerabilidad de los recursos hídricos a la salinización: caso de los lagos salados de Uburu-Okposi y alrededores, sudeste de Nigeria

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1997-2014

  Ukpai, S N ^a   Okogbue, C O ^b  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Geophysical methods; Nigeria; Salinization; Shales; Water resources

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; LEACHING; LITHOFACIES; SALINE LAKE; SALINIZATION; SAMPLING; SHALE; VULNERABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

NIGERIA;

EID: 85020255004     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-017-1604-2     Document Type: Article

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