Remediation of contaminated lands in the Niger Delta, Nigeria: Prospects and challenges

N Zabbey, K Sam, AT Onyebuchi - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Contamination of the total environment (air, soil, water and biota) by crude oil has become a
paramount interest in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Studies have revealed variable …

The role of space-based observations for groundwater resource monitoring over Africa

A Springer, T Lopez, M Owor, F Frappart… - Surveys in Geophysics, 2023 - Springer
Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, which threatens food security,
ecosystem protection and restoration initiatives, and fresh water resources availability and …

Melting Himalayan glaciers threaten domestic water resources in the Mount Everest Region, Nepal

LR Wood, K Neumann, KN Nicholson… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Retreating glaciers and snowpack loss threaten high-altitude communities that rely upon
seasonal melt for domestic water resources. But the extent to which such communities are …

Conflicts–oil exploration and water

N Zabbey, G Olsson - Global challenges, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Water resources and water quality are closely related to oil exploration, refining and
distribution. Since oil products provide over 90% of transport energy in almost all countries it …

Hydrochemical Characterization of Ground and Surface Water for Irrigation Application in Nigeria: A Review of Progress

HO Abugu, JC Egbueri, JC Agbasi, AL Ezugwu… - Chemistry Africa, 2024 - Springer
Irrigation is a very important practice that helps to ensure all-year-round food security, which
is one of the Sustainable Development Goals targets. However, irrigation development in …

Geochemical assessment of groundwater contaminants and associated health risks in the Shivalik region of Punjab, India

S Mittal, R Kumar, PK Sahoo, SK Sahoo - Toxin reviews, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The present study investigates the groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation
purposes in the Shivalik region of Punjab, India. The results revealed that the concentration …

Use of stakeholder engagement to support policy transfer: A case of contaminated land management in Nigeria

K Sam, F Coulon, G Prpich - Environmental Development, 2017 - Elsevier
Transfer of environmental policy from one country to another without consideration for the
contextual differences (eg socio-cultural, economic) between the countries can be a barrier …

Multi-Parametric groundwater quality and human health risk assessment vis-à-vis hydrogeochemical process in an agri-intensive region of Indus Basin, Punjab, India

V Jaswal, R Kumar, PK Sahoo, S Mittal, A Kumar… - Toxin …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The groundwater quality of the Indus basin of Punjab, India, is a serious concern due to the
existence of toxic contaminants. Although, this contamination has been documented in some …

Geochemical (process based) characterization of groundwater along the KT boundary of South India

T Chandrasekar, C Sabarathinam, D Nadesan… - Geochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
A study has been carried out in KT (Cretaceous-Tertiary) boundary along the contact zones
of hard rock, limestone and sedimentary formations to discern the geochemical processes …

Predicting Earth-Vas2 parameters of coastal plain sand aquifers using artificial neural Network (s), in the Calabar region of Nigeria

EI Akaerue, OS Onwuka, AM George, SE Ekwok… - Journal of African Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study employs artificial neural networks (ANNs), specifically the Nonlinear
Autoregressive with External Input (NARX) model as an ANN add-on for Matlab, to forecast …