International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Groundwater conditions and hydrogeochemistry of the shallow Benin Formation aquifer in the vicinity of Abraka, Nigeria

Irwin Anthony Akpoborie
  • Irwin Anthony Akpoborie
  • Department of Geology, Delta State University, Abraka
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Oghenevwede Efobo
  • Oghenevwede Efobo
  • Centre for Research in Water and Environment, Abraka
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  •  Accepted: 22 November 2013
  •  Published: 01 January 2014

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