Vinícius Verna Magalhães Ferreira, Amanda Lafetá Oliveira, Raquel Luiza Mageste Fonseca, Natália Manuele Gomes de Oliveira, Rodrigo Oscar de Albuquerque, Carlos Alberto Carvalho Filho & Lúcia Maria Alencar Labossiere Auler·Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International·2015
Aims: The goal of this study is to perform the characterization of bottom and in suspension sediments at Serra Azul stream. Chemical, mineralogical and grain size aspects were evaluated, as also the legal issues pertinent to this matter. Study Design: Hydrosedimentological studie...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/16299
A geoelectrical investigation for potable groundwater potentials in Dorowa and its environs, Plateau State, North Central Nigeria has been carried out. The area is part of Jos-Bukuru Younger Granite Complex and is underlain by seven main rock types namely: Vom Microgranite (Vm),...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/15242
Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) was applied in investigating the subsurface layers along Adibawa-Zarama pipeline route in the Niger Delta, Nigeria in an attempt to determine the depth of aquifer. A total of thirty (30) VES sets were executed using Schlumberger array of a maxim...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/14567
Heavy metals originating from the use of fertilizers and pesticides are toxic pollutants that limit the beneficial use of water for agricultural, domestic and industrial applications. Three vegetable production basins in the Western Highlands of Cameroon (Bafou, Foumbot and Santa...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/15726
This research demonstrates the integrated use of magnetic-gradiometric and resistivity methods in mapping subsurface structural features to explore for ground water bearing zones in Wuro Yakubu area, Song Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria. The research was carried out between...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/15924
Droughts are major natural disasters for many parts of the world. Dry areas where the precipitation pattern is markedly seasonal, or is otherwise highly variable, are the most susceptible. The Iranian Prairies are often subjected to drought, and it is sometimes catastrophic There...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/14375
The coastal area of El Jadida District contains one of the most important monitoring networks of seawater intrusion along the Moroccan Atlantic coast. This network is constituted of six boreholes lies at about 1km from the coast and arranged with space between 10 and 13km. Boreho...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/14894
This paper examines the pattern and problems of industrial water supply in Nnewi urban area. Fifteen industries within the urban area were purposefully selected and investigated. Relevant data were collected through the use of oral interview, structured questionnaire, and field o...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/14538
Aims: Rivers often are twisting (meandering). There is no a simple physical model, which would explain the cause of formation of meanders and would describe their main (general) features, abstracting from the peculiarities of the real rivers. The resent work is devoted to creatio...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2014/14888
Aims: The aim of the present paper was to define the agro-climatic suitability of the Argentinean semiarid and subhumid regions to produce grains from A. caudatus. Study Design: Agro climatic zonation utilizing Arc-Gis 9.3. Place and Duration of Study: Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ju...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2014/15198