Assessment of Surface Water Quality of Bétaré-Oya Gold Mining Area (East-Cameroon)
| Autor: | Jules Remy Ndam Ngoupayou, Zakari Mfonka, Banakeng Lucian Asone, Eddy Harilala Rasolomanana, Felaniaina Rakotondrabe, Miora Harivony Rakotondrabe, Andrew Ako Ako, Alexis Jacob Nyangono Abolo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Hydrology
Irrigation geography geography.geographical_feature_category 0208 environmental biotechnology Alkalinity 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences 020801 environmental engineering Tributary Sodium adsorption ratio Environmental science Water quality Turbidity Surface water 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Total suspended solids |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Water Resource and Protection. :960-984 |
| ISSN: | 1945-3108 1945-3094 |
| Popis: | To assess the water quality in the locality of Betare-Oya affected by an intensive artisanal and semi mechanized mining activities, 71 samples were collected from sixteen points during the 2015-2016 hydrological year. These points include: three in Lom river which is the main stream of the study area, five in Mari river which is one of the left bank tributaries of the Lom, in Betare-Oya and eight in the left and the right bank of Mari. Different physicochemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity (EC), alkalinity, turbidity, total suspended solids (TSS), cyanide (CN-), major elements and heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cd, Fe, Cu, As, Mn and Cr) were analyzed. Water Quality Indices (WQI), Heavy metal Pollution Index (HPI), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) and percent sodium (Na%) were also computed to evaluate the suitability of water for drinking and irrigation. The results showed that the surface water from Betare-Oya was acidic to basic (5.40 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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