Hydrogeochemical evolution, water quality indices, irrigation suitability and pollution index of groundwater (PIG) around eastern Niger Delta, Nigeria

International Journal of Energy and Water Resources - Tập 6 Số 3 - Trang 389-411 - 2022
Obinna Chigoziem Akakuru1, Christopher Eze1, O. Okeke1, Alexander Iheanyichukwu Opara1, Ayatu Usman2, Obinna Kenneth Iheme3, Sabinus Ikechukwu Ibeneme1, P. O. Iwuoha1
1Department of Geology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
2Department of Physics, Geology and Geophysics, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ikwo, Nigeria
3Department of Geology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

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