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

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dc.contributor.authorAthuman, Charles B.
dc.contributor.authorNkotagu, Hudson H.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-21T16:37:29Z
dc.date.available2016-09-21T16:37:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractAttempts 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationATHUMAN, C.B. and NKOTAGU, H.H., 2012. Water Quality Assessment and Application of the Hydrochemistry Specific Ion Ratios at Lake Nyamagoma. Geology, 2(9).en_US
dc.identifier.issn2225-0921
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4076
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectWater qualityen_US
dc.subjectHydrochemistryen_US
dc.subjectSpecific ion ratioen_US
dc.subjectProcessesen_US
dc.subjectMan-made activitiesen_US
dc.subjectLake Nyamagoma.en_US
dc.titleWater Quality Assessment and Application of the Hydrochemistry Specific Ion Ratios at Lake Nyamagomaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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