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Water Quality Assessment and Application of the Hydrochemistry Specific Ion Ratios to Lake Nyamagoma

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dc.creator Athuman, Charles B.
dc.creator Nkotagu, Hudson H.
dc.date 2016-09-21T13:25:32Z
dc.date 2016-09-21T13:25:32Z
dc.date 2012
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T08:57:36Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T08:57:36Z
dc.identifier ATHUMAN, C.B. and NKOTAGU, H.H., 2012. Water Quality Assessment and Application of the Hydrochemistry Specific Ion Ratios at Lake Nyamagoma. Geology, 2(9).
dc.identifier 2225-0921
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3939
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3939
dc.description Attempts have been made to investigate the water quality aspects at 8 sampling sites in Lake Nyamagoma by applying the hydrochemistry specific ion ratios during both wet and dry seasons. Standard methods and experimental procedures were acquired to analyze the filtered water samples in the laboratory using the Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) machine for chemical determination. Data from the study depict significant variations in the water quality parameters across the two seasons amongst the sampling sites. This phenomenon hampers the water quality in the lake. Various processes are inferred as driving forces including dissolution, precipitation, decomposition, nitrification, denitrification, fixation, evaporation-crystallization, cation exchange, adsorption, photosynthesis and dilution effect. The geology of the area also seems to favor the observed trends. It is recommended that a long term water quality assessment be acquired to sustainably address the environmental management aspects of the Lake Nyamagoma within the Malagarasi Wetland Ecosystem.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Academic Journals
dc.subject Water quality
dc.subject Hydrochemistry
dc.subject Specific ion ratio
dc.subject Processes
dc.subject Man-made activities
dc.title Water Quality Assessment and Application of the Hydrochemistry Specific Ion Ratios to Lake Nyamagoma
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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