Groundwater in Nigeria – a millennium experience – distribution, practice, problems and solutions

Akujieze, CN; Coker, S. J. L.; Oteze, G. E.

doi:10.1007/s10040-002-0227-3

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“…Even in Nigeria, the inadequacy of public water has made well water the resulted alternative in meeting the required need for water. The study of Akujieze et al (2003) revealed the abundant potential of groundwater resource in Nigeria. Yet, more than half of the population of Nigerian does not have access to safe drinking water (Orebiyi et al, 2010).…”

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Radiological Risks Assessment of Ogun State Drinking Water

Achuka¹,

Rachael²,

David³

2017

American Journal of Applied Sciences

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Radiological Risks Assessment of Ogun State Drinking Water

Achuka¹,

Rachael²,

David³

2017

American Journal of Applied Sciences

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“…Piper diagrams are a combination of cation and anion triangles that lie on a common baseline. A diamond shape between them is used to replot the analyses as circles whose areas are proportional to their TDS [14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. The position of an analysis that is plotted on a piper diagram can be used to make a tentative conclusion as to the origin of the water represented by the analysis.…”

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“…Water that plots near the left corner is rich in Ca 2+ + Mg 2+ and HCO 3 -and is the region of water of temporary hardness [20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. Water plotted at the lower corner of the diamond is primarily composed of alkali carbonates (Na ).…”

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Geochemistry and Quality Characterization of Effon Psammite Ridge Spring Water, Southwestern Nigeria

Nwankwoala¹,

Nwaogu²,

Ta³

et al. 2015

J Geol Geophys

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“…Rijswijk (1981) estimated the groundwater resources at 0 -50m depth in Nigeria to be 6 x 10 6 km 3 (6 x 10 6 m 3 ). However, from the eight mega regional aquifers in Nigeria which Akujieze et al, (2003) estimated, the deposit of the total groundwater yields additional groundwater resources of 7.2 times Rijswijk's figure, the total of which is estimated to be 50 million trillion l/year (Akujieze et al, 2003). Earlier, Hanidu (1990) has estimated the surface water resources in Nigeria to be 224 trillion l/year.…”

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Hydro-geochemical evaluation of groundwater quality in Akoko North West local government area of Ondo State, Nigeria

Oyedotun¹,

Obatoyinbo²

2012

Ambi-Agua

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A sudden geometric increase in population of Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State has led to an increase in demand for water and harnessing of subsurface water reserve. A total of twenty six water samples obtained from both boreholes and hand-dug wells were analyzed for their physico-chemical characteristics with the aim of assessing their quality, usability and also to determine the level of their contamination in the local government which is dominated by granite gneisses, charnockites, and augen gneisses as the main rock types. The following physico-chemical properties were analyzed for in the samples collected: electrical conductivity (EC), pH, total alkalinity (TA), total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS), acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) with major cations ( 2+ and Ni + some exceeding while some others are below the WHO acceptable level for drinking water, thereby making it a serious source of concern as it indicates varying levels of faecal contamination (from leaky septic tanks, interception with pit latrines) and heavy metal liberation into the water consumed by the residents. It was also noticed that the water was fresh based on the analysis of the Total Dissolved Solids and the Pb 2+ concentrations almost exceeded the standard permissible limit. Generally, it was concluded that the overall quality of the ground water is averagely good physico-chemically.Keywords: water samples; physico-chemical properties; water quality. Avaliação hydrogeoquímica da qualidade da água subterrânea na áreaAkoko North West do governo local do estado Ondo, Nigéria RESUMOUm aumento geométrico e repentino da população da área de Akoko North West do Governo Local do Estado de Ondo levou a um aumento pela procura de água e aproveitamento de reserva de água subterrânea. As características físico-químicas de vinte e seis amostras de água obtidas de poços perfurados e cavados à mão foram analisadas com a OYEDOTUN, T. D. T.; OBATOYINBO, O. Hydro-geochemical evaluation of groundwater quality in Akoko North West local government area of Ondo State, Nigeria. Ambi-Agua, Taubaté, v. 7, n. 1, p. 67-80, 2012 Palavras-chave: amostras de água; propriedades físico-químicas; qualidade da água.

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Groundwater in Nigeria – a millennium experience – distribution, practice, problems and solutions

Cited by 87 publications

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Radiological Risks Assessment of Ogun State Drinking Water

Radiological Risks Assessment of Ogun State Drinking Water

Geochemistry and Quality Characterization of Effon Psammite Ridge Spring Water, Southwestern Nigeria

Hydro-geochemical evaluation of groundwater quality in Akoko North West local government area of Ondo State, Nigeria

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