Electrical resistivity method for groundwater investigation using vertical electrical sounding (VES) technique was carried out in parts of Afugiri in Umuahia-North Local Government Area of Abia State. The major aim is to delineate the aquiferous units within the study area by det...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/34858
A self potential survey was carried out on the study area. Four prospects were considered. The prospects investigated had a total area of 2.34 km2. 18 profiles were obtained from the prospects alongside three other random considered profiles. A total of 315 SP measurements were o...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/26621
Geoelectrical investigation of soils in Umudike area of Abia State was undertaken in order to determine the competence of the soils as foundation materials. A total of 18 Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES), using Schlumberger configuration was carried out. The results revealed t...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/14667
Kwa-Ibo River watershed of Abia State, Nigeria cuts across four Local Government Areas in the State and lies geologically within the Benin Formation of Niger Delta Basin. Due to the prolific nature of Benin Formation aquifers, preliminary investigations for groundwater exploitati...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/6215
The present work is a review on the geoelectrical characteristics, and a study of physico-chemical parameters of groundwater in parts of Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. The aim was to collate, synthesize and analyse geoelectrical parameters from available li...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/6418
In Umuahia-South Local Government Area of Abia State Nigeria, some cases of boreholes failure and groundwater discolouration have been observed. An investigation in order to determine the hydrogeological conditions of the area was carried out using geoelectrical, drill-hole and h...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/1645