The North-East of Burkina Faso is made up of formations of the Birimian basement rock. The region has a Sahelian climate where surface water resources are very limited. In order to assess the hydraulic potential of the existing aquifers, remote sensing and geophysical techniques...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i1657
In this study, we report mineralogical features of post-metamorphic K-metasomatic assemblage of high-grade metapelites from Guwahati, the northern extension of the central part of the Shillong Plateau, NE India. Several reaction textures of metasomatic metapelites are shown and t...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i1656
The study evaluates the heavy metals, geo-accumulation index and contamination factor in soil around dumpsites in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Soil samples were collected, during rainy season, at depth of 0-15cm and 15-30cm from two study sites (A, B) and a control site (C). So...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i1655
Lakes provide many services to humanity. However human activities affect negatively the function of the lakes to deliver their values to society. It is in this sense, this study tried to assess the effects of human activities on the dryland lake (Lake Guidimouni) mostly, the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i12653
Life is not possible without water, so we need to supply enough water to sustain well in life. Insufficiency of clean water is a major problem for urban communities today. For this reason, it is necessary to estimate the required amount of water. Thisissue will be slowly reduced...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i12652
In many of Africa's emerging nations, open defecation continues to pose a serious threat to public health and the environment. 946 million people worldwide still use open defecation, and there are around 2.4 billion people without access to better sanitation. Therefore, the purpo...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i12651
In the last two decades scrutiny of several retrospective occupational studies on performed by NIOSH in the early 2000’s on ambient indoor air exposures to the flavoring chemical diacetyl and more complex butter flavoring formulations has led to a reported association between dia...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i12650
A socio-ecological system is a bio-geo-physical system that is inextricably linked to society and ecosystems, and in urban ecological science, a balance between the natural environment and human society and culture is sought. Migration is a common reason for population growth in...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i12646
The study assessed the flood vulnerability of developed properties (DP) in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria. The study made use of DP data obtained from the open street map, and the combination of landuse/ landcover map obtained from Landsat imagery of 2020, soil t...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i11645
Flooding is a disaster which may occur naturally or as an effect of human activities. Flooding which is a global hazard has resulted in devastating effects on humans and the environment. Thousands of lives are lost and properties worth several millions of dollars are destroyed an...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i11644