Multi-criteria approach to water quality and health risk assessments in a rural agricultural province, southeast Nigeria

This paper assessed the quality and suitability of groundwater from hand-dug wells in Ikem agricultural province, Nigeria for human consumption and irrigation purposes. pH measurements revealed that the groundwater is slightly acidic. The trend of the cations concentrations is Ca2+ > Mg2+ > K+...

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Main Authors: Chimankpam K. Ezugwu, Obialo S. Onwuka, Johnbosco C. Egbueri, Chinanu O. Unigwe, Daniel A. Ayejoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-12-01
Series:HydroResearch
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589757819300198