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A PRELIMINARY LIMNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF TWELVE SOUTHERN AFRICAN GEOTHERMAL WATERS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.J. Ashton --- National Institute for Water Research, South Africa F.R. Schoeman --- National Institute for Water Research, South AfricaThe ionic composition and algal flora of twelve geothermal waters in southern South West Africa and north-western South Africa are described, many for the first time. Water temperatures ranged from 24,9 to 66 °C and salinity values indicated moderate mineralization... -
Quality assessment of groundwater in an agricultural belt in eastern Nigeria using a Water Quality Index
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Ogechi L Alum --- , Nigeria Chukwuma OB Okoye --- , Nigeria Hillary O Abugu --- , NigeriaThe physico-chemical and microbial analyses of fifteen hand-dug wells (HDWs) and six boreholes (BHs) in the Ezeagu and Uzo-uwani Local Governments Areas (LGAs) of Enugu State in south-eastern Nigeria were conducted to evaluate their water quality for potability. Samples were... -
Appraisement of groundwater quality status within Enugu, Nigeria, using physicochemical evaluation and water quality indices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Kelvin Ifeanyi Ekpete --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Patricia Ebele Igbo --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Hillary Onyeka Abugu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Solomon Obialo Onwuka --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Nnamdi Lawrence Obasi --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chukwuma OB Okoye --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaEnugu state is notorious for potable water scarcity which forces residents to depend on polluted water sources. In this study, an appraisement of the quality status of groundwater from some areas within Enugu was conducted. Physicochemical characteristics of groundwater sampled... -
Water-quality assessment and spatial distribution of water-quality parameters of Dodoma Urban, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OJ Mdee --- University of Dodoma, Tanzania B Mndolwa --- University of Dodoma, Tanzania N Sadiki --- University of Dodoma, TanzaniaThe study was conducted in 2022 in shallow wells and deep boreholes owned by residents, to investigate the water quality status in the emerging developing area of Dodoma Urban municipality in central Tanzania. Eighteen boreholes and five shallow wells were...