ESTIMATE OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN ENUGU METROPOLIS, USING THE CHLORIDE MASS BALANCE, WATER BUDGET AND CHATURVEDI FORMULA
Groundwater recharge estimation was carried out in Enugu metropolis using chloride mass balance, water budget and Chaturvedi equations. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, a total of 320 water samples of chloride concentrations were calculated in twenty…
PATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF HEAVY METALS IN THE SOILS AT ONITSHA URBAN, ANAMBRA STATE, SOUTHEASTERN, NIGERIA
The environmental condition of the soil in Onitsha, Anambra State has been examined by determining the heavy metal concentrations of 50 samples. The study to determine the environmental condition of heavy metals in the soil was conducted using the spatial…
STUDIES OF SOIL POLLUTION IN NSUKKA URBAN, SOUTHEASTERN, NIGERIA
Several studies have shown that soils within urban areas can be severely contaminated by heavy metals. In present study, 11 surface soil samples were collected from dumpsites, mechanic village, agricultural farmland, sewage lodge, major market, motor park and major abattoirs…