A comprehensive review of water quality monitoring and assessment in Nigeria

JO Ighalo, AG Adeniyi - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Nigeria is the most populated black nation in the world with about 199 million people. About
66.3 million Nigerians do not have access to safe drinking water. In this study, research …

A systematic literature analysis of the nature and regional distribution of water pollution sources in Nigeria

JO Ighalo, AG Adeniyi, JA Adeniran… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water quality monitoring and assessment helps to determine the purity of water and how
safe it is for use. This also guides environmental engineers in identifying the pollution …

Assessment of hydrogeochemistry in groundwater using water quality index model and indices approaches

MG Uddin, MTM Diganta, AM Sajib, MA Hasan… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Groundwater resources around the world required periodic monitoring in order to ensure the
safe and sustainable utilization for humans by keeping the good status of water quality …

Spring water quality and discharge assessment in the Basantar watershed of Jammu Himalaya using geographic information system (GIS) and water quality Index …

AK Taloor, RA Pir, N Adimalla, S Ali, DS Manhas… - Groundwater for …, 2020 - Elsevier
The demand for fresh spring water recently increased due to intensive domestic, industrial
irrigation practices which typically caused depletion of water resources and deterioration of …

Hydrogeochemical assessment and health-related risks due to toxic element ingestion and dermal contact within the Nnewi-Awka urban areas, Nigeria

ME Omeka, JC Egbueri - Environmental Geochemistry and health, 2023 - Springer
Awka and Nnewi metropolises are known for intensive socioeconomic activities that could
predispose the available groundwater to pollution. In this paper, an integrated investigation …

Human health risk assessment of nitrate and heavy metals in urban groundwater in Southeast Nigeria

DA Ayejoto, JC Egbueri - Ecological Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
Groundwater contamination by nitrate and heavy metals is a growing global concern due to
its detrimental effects on human health through ingestion and dermal exposure. This study …

Application of irrigation water quality indices and multivariate statistical techniques for surface water quality assessments in the Northern Nile Delta, Egypt

S Elsayed, H Hussein, FS Moghanm, KM Khedher… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Under sustainable development conditions, the water quality of irrigation systems is a
complex issue which involves the combined effects of several surface water management …

Assessment of groundwater geochemistry using multivariate water quality index and potential health risk in industrial belt of central Odisha, India

MR Naik, B Mahanty, SK Sahoo, VN Jha… - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Groundwater in India has been shown to have a variety of water quality issues, including
fluoride, nitrate, and uranium pollution, all of which pose a health risk to humans. In the …

Using multivariate analysis to develop irrigation water quality index for surface water in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt

HS Jahin, AS Abuzaid, AD Abdellatif - Environmental Technology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
At present, there is a little well-established irrigation water quality index (IWQI) for surface
water in arid and semi-arid regions. Thus, the current work focused on establishing since …

Geochemometric approach to groundwater quality and health risk assessment of heavy metals of Yankari Game Reserve and its environs, Northeast Nigeria

JN Jabbo, NM Isa, AZ Aris, MF Ramli… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
A popular eco-tourist destination happy haven, renowned for its distinctive groundwater
springs, wildlife population and endowed with notable archeologic monuments and other …