Assessment of spatial relationship between groundwater pollution vulnerability and quality indices in Kano, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Mohammed Hamza, Salahu, Ahsan, Amimul, Imteaz, Monzur Alam, Mohammad Ali, Thamer Ahmad, Ghazali, Abdul Halim, Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60947/1/Assessment%20of%20spatial%20relationship%20between%20groundwater%20pollution%20vulnerability%20and%20quality%20indices%20in%20Kano%2C%20Nigeria.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60947/; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs12517-017-2897-0.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Safeguarding groundwater from pollution is largely a global political decision. These decisions are basically supported by DRASTIC (D=Depth to water, R=Recharge, A=Aquifer media, S=Soil media, T=Topography, I=Impact of vadose zone, C=Hydraulic conductivity) analysis. Furthermore, water quality index...