Origin and mechanisms of high salinity in Hombolo Dam and groundwater in Dodoma municipality Tanzania, revealed

Applied Water Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 2883-2905

  Shemsanga, Ceven ^a,d   Muzuka, Alfred Nzibavuga Nyarubakula ^a   Martz, Lawrance ^b   Komakech, Hans Charles ^a   Elisante, Eliapenda ^c   Kisaka, Marry ^d   Ntuza, Cosmas ^e  

^a NELSON MANDELA AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA   (Tanzania)

^e Hombolo Irrigation Scheme   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

groundwater; Hombolo dam; Keywords; livelihood; origin; salinity

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DAMS; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; MAPPING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SALINE WATER;

FLOOD PLAINS; HIGH SALINITY; HOMBOLO DAM; KEYWORD; LIVELIHOOD; ORIGIN; SALINITY; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; TANZANIA; WATER TYPES;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER; LIVELIHOOD; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RUNOFF; SALINITY;

DODOMA [TANZANIA]; HOMBOLO DAM; TANZANIA;

VITACEAE;

EID: 85046874558     PISSN: 21905487     EISSN: 21905495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13201-017-0569-6     Document Type: Article

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