Groundwater Quality Assessment of Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria: Physicochemical Profiling, WHO-Referenced Suitability, and a Multivariate Assessment of Saline Intrusion and Petroleum Related Impact
Ifiok O. Ekwere, Nsikak E. Bassey, Anduang O. Odiongenyi, Clement O. Obadimu & Otobong D. Akan · Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology · 2026
Groundwater is the primary domestic water source for communities in Eket Local Government Area (LGA), a coastal, oil-producing area of Akwa Ibom State located along the Qua Iboe River estuary near the Atlantic Ocean. This study assessed the quality and drinking-water suitability...
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10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i101037