Effects of coal mining on the water resources in the communities hosting the Iva Valley and Okpara Coal Mines in Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria

Sustainable Water Resources Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 207-216

  Obiadi, I I ^a   Obiadi, C M ^a   Akudinobi, B E B ^a   Maduewesi, U V ^a   Ezim, E O ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Enugu; Geology; Lithology; Water contamination; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRON COMPOUNDS; SEEPAGE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; SURFACE WATERS;

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; FLOW DIRECTION; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; MINE WASTES; RESISTIVITY SURVEYS; SHALLOW WELLS; SQUARE ARRAY;

COAL MINES;

COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LANDFILL; LITHOLOGY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ENUGU [NIGERIA]; IVA VALLEY; NIGERIA; OKPARA COAL MINE;

EID: 85042537865     PISSN: 23635037     EISSN: 23635045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40899-016-0061-8     Document Type: Article

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