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Groundwater Pollution in Africa

Edited by Yongxin Xu and Brent Usher

Taylor & Francis 2006

Print ISBN: 978-0-415-41167-7

eBook ISBN: 978-0-203-96354-8

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Front Matter

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Chapter 1. Issues of groundwater pollution in Africa
Y. Xu, B. H. Usher

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Chapter 2. Nitrate pollution of groundwater in southern Africa
A. S. Talma, G. Tredoux, S. M.A. Adelana

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Chapter 3. Nitrate pollution of groundwater in Nigeria
G. T. Mafany

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Chapter 4. Groundwater quality in Cameroon and its vulnerability to pollution
G. E. Nkeng, W. Y. Fantong, A. A. Duah

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Chapter 5. Groundwater contamination in Ghana
Z. Nyama

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Chapter 6. Characterization of diffuse pollution of shallow groundwater in the Harare urban area, Zimbabwe
F. Magadzire, I. Love, M. Meck, R. Owen, K. Musiwa, P. Mangeya, C. Magadza, D. Love, M. Tekere, S. Ravengai, W. Moyce, Z. Hoko, R. Hranova, P. Gandidzanwa, M. Wuta, A. Amos, E. Zingoni, N. Z. Jovanovic

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Chapter 7. Groundwater contamination from pesticides in Africa – A review
J. Okotto-Okotto

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Chapter 8. Degradation of groundwater resources under African cities
J. O. Oginga, A. A. Cronin, J. Chenoweth, S. Pedley

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Chapter 9. A new cartographic approach to determine the groundwater vulnerability of the Abidjan Aquifer
J. P. Jourda, K. J. Kouamé, M. B. Saley, K. F. Kouamé, B. H. Kouadio, K. Kouamé, K. K. Innocent

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Chapter 10. Vulnerability assessment of the Abidjan Quaternary Aquifer using the DRASTIC method
D. G. Aristide, G.Bi T. Albert, S. Issiaka, D. Zogo

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Chapter 11. Groundwater pollution from urban development in Cotonou City, Benin
F. A.L. Dovonou, F. Azonsi, M. Boukari, A. Alassane, A. Tossa, A. Palangié

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Chapter 12. Assessment of water pollution and risks to surface and groundwater resources in Bamako, Mali
D. Orange, L. Diakite

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Chapter 13. Statistical assessment of groundwater quality in Bamako City, Mali
D. Traore, H. Bokar, A. Z. Traore, Y. Koussoube

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Chapter 14. Spatial and temporal variations of groundwater pollution in Ougadougou City, Burkina Faso
A. N. Savadogo, S. Nakolendousse, S. Yameogo, A. Soumaila

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Chapter 15. Groundwater contamination in the Niamey urban area, Niger
A. Boubacar, A. Daddy, B. Ousmane, Z. Garba, T. Margueron, A. A. Tandia

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Chapter 16. Management of nitrate pollution of groundwater in African cities
I. Dia, A. Faye, M. Sarr, I. Deme, R. Malou, M. S. Diallo, V. Hotor

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Chapter 17. The application of electrical resistivity techniques in the delineation of saltwater-freshwater in the Keta Basin, Ghana
S. K. Danso, M. Akabzaa, B. K. Banoeng-Yakubo, T. Alemayehu

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Chapter 18. Degree of groundwater vulnerability to pollution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
S. Waltenigus, N. Mohammed, D. Legesse, T. Ayenew, H. Ong’anda

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Chapter 19. Vulnerability and pollution of groundwater in Kisauni, Mombasa, Kenya
J. Barongo, D. Munga, G. Opello, J. U. Kitheka, H. S. Massa, S. Mwangi, F. Mdoe, S. M. Mwaguni, J. D. Kalenga Saka

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Chapter 20. A chemical study of surface and groundwater in the Lake Chilwa Basin, Malawi
D. C.W. Nkhuwa

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Chapter 21. Groundwater quality assessments in the John Laing and Misisi areas of Lusaka
J. Kgomanyane

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Chapter 22. Groundwater quality case studies in Botswana
L. Matthes, B. Mafa, K. Keipeile, T. Zwikula, K. Beger, T. Güth, M. Staudt, M. Pontsho, H. Vogel, Y. Xu

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Chapter 23. Contamination and protection of the Cape Flats Aquifer, South Africa
S. M.A. Adelana, N. Z. Jovanovic

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Chapter 24. An evaluation of groundwater pollution from pesticides in South Africa using the VLEACH model
S. Maharaj

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Chapter 25. Contamination of the Abidjan Aquifer by sewage
M. B. Saley, J. P. Jourda, S. Deh, Y. S. Oga, K. J. Kouamé, B. H. Kouadio, P. D. Vermeulen

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Chapter 26. The impacts of coal and gold mining on the associated water resources in South Africa
B. H. Usher, W. van Biljon

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Chapter 27. Monitored natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons in a fractured environment – A case study
W. Germs, L. Hassan, R. C. Bishop

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Chapter 28. Management strategies to mitigate clogging and biofouling in production boreholes

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Chapter 29. A South African perspective on the protection of groundwater sources
Y. Xu, E. Braune, D. R. Cox

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