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The need to investigate the physical and chemical properties of groundwater quality of boreholes and type of sediments in parts of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has been of paramount importance. This is because of the indiscriminate and uncontrollable manner by which individuals and groups of persons embark on borehole development ventures with...
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... in south-southeastern part of Umuahia area fall in consonance with this assertion as they have different degrees of hardness. From Table 4, Ubakala and Olokoro are moderately hard while the rest of the other boreholes are soft according to Freeze and Cherry (1979) classification of water hardness. Water hardness is caused by dissolved metallic ions mainly calcium and magnesium. ...
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