Groundwater flow patterns, hydrogeochemistry and metals background levels of shallow hard rock aquifer in a humid tropical urban area in sub-Saharan Africa- A case study from Olézoa watershed (Yaoundé-Cameroon)

Groundwater flow patterns, hydrogeochemistry and metals background levels of shallow hard rock aquifer in a humid tropical urban area in sub-Saharan Africa- A case study from Olézoa watershed (Yaoundé-Cameroon)

Study region: Olézoa watershed, Yaoundé-Cameroon, Central Africa Study Focus: This study aimed to determine the hydrogeological characteristics of shallow hard rock aquifer and the environmental levels of heavy metals in an urbanized equatorial region. Physico-chemical parameters and heavy metals we...

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Main Authors: André Firmin Bon, Therese Anny Michelle Ngo Ngoss, Guillaume Ewodo Mboudou, Lucian Asone Banakeng, Jules Rémy Ndam Ngoupayou, Georges Emmanuel Ekodeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Subjects:
Hydrogeochemical processes
Groundwater flow system
Heavy metal pollution index
Natural background values
Urban hard rock aquifer
Cameroon (Olézoa- Yaoundé)
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