[HTML][HTML] Characterization of groundwater in southwest Ghana: Implications for sustainable agriculture and safe water supply in a mining-dominated zone

RW Kazapoe, MO Addai, EEY Amuah… - Environmental and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Illegal mining activities locally known as galamsey have polluted many rivers in Ghana,
particularly the southwestern part of the country. This has tremendously increased the …

The quality assessment of pollution of Rosetta branch, Nile River, Egypt

E Elhaddad, S Al-Zyoud - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The Nile River is the major source of water and soils in Egypt. Silt is the main soil
component of it. The Nile is one of the international rivers; it passes through ten countries in …

Irrigation Water Quality Assessment and Identification of River Pollution Sources in Bangladesh: Implications in Policy and Management.

AK Gain - Journal of Water Resource and Hydraulic Engineering, 2015 - iris.unive.it
Due to uncontrolled rapid industrialization and the lack of decisive and effective policy
framework, river water pollution is posing an increasing threat to surface water irrigation in …

Addressing quality and usability of surface water bodies in semi-arid regions with mining influences

P Gomes, T Valente, P Pereira - Environmental Processes, 2018 - Springer
Water resources management has considerable importance, specifically in the context of
climate change. This subject has introduced new challenges in semi-arid regions with water …

Comparative study using spectroscopic and mineralogical fingerprinting for suspended sediment source apportionment in a river–reservoir system

A Das, R Remesan, S Chakraborty… - Earth Surface …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The need to control soil erosion has received increasing attention, but quantitative data on
the sources of suspended sediment in many river–reservoir systems is still lacking. The goal …

[HTML][HTML] Hydro-geochemical analysis and quality evaluation of surface water in the Mamu River basin, southeastern Nigeria

CN Ayogu, RI Maduka, NO Ayogu, CN Njoku… - Applied Water …, 2020 - Springer
Mamu basin is a major tributary of Anambra drainage basin and a reservoir for wastewater
from agricultural and runoff processes within the basin. Water quality of the Mamu basin was …

Flood hazard assessment and heavy metal distributions around Um Gheig mine area, Eastern Desert, Egypt

M Redwan, D Rammlmair - Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2017 - Elsevier
This study focuses on wadi Um Gheig and its associated Pb-Zn mine to quantify the possible
dispersion pathways of heavy metals to the surrounding environment. The morphometric …

[HTML][HTML] Calidad del agua para uso agrícola del río Mololoa, México

MI Ortiz Vega, Á Can Chulim… - Terra …, 2019 - scielo.org.mx
La descarga de agua residual de origen urbano, industrial y agrícola es la principal causa
de la degradación de la calidad del agua de los ríos. El agua del río Mololoa que se utiliza …

Groundwater chemistry of the oban Massif, south-eastern Nigeria

AS Ekwere, AE Edet, SJ Ekwere - Revista Ambiente & Água, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Hydrogeochemical study of the fractured/weathered basement of the Oban Massif,
southeastern Nigeria has been carried out. Results indicated that concentrations of major …

Hydrogeologic framework of the shallow aquifers in the Ikom–Mamfe Embayment, Nigeria using an integrated approach

A Edet, CS Okereke - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
A detailed hydrogeological investigation was carried out in the Ikom–Mamfe Embayment of
Nigeria using lineaments, geological, geoelectrical, and hydraulic parameters. The objective …