Principles and problems of environmental pollution of groundwater resources with case examples from developing countries

Journal Article · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Environmental Health Perspectives; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.898339· OSTI ID:6701013

Egboka, B C.E.; Orajaka, I P; Ejiofor, A O ^[1]; Nwankwor, G I ^[2]

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1. Anambra State Univ. of Technology, Awka (Nigeria)
2. Federal Univ. of Technology, Owerri (Nigeria)

The principles and problems of environmental pollution and contamination are outlined. Emphasis is given to case examples from developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America with a comparative analysis to developed countries. The problems of pollution/contamination are widespread in developed countries but are gradually spreading from the urban to rural areas in the developing countries. Great efforts in research and control programs to check pollution-loading into the environment have been made in the industrialized countries, but only negligible actions have been taken in developing countries. Pollutants emanate from both point and distributed sources and have adversely affected both surface water and groundwaters. The influences of the geologic and hydrologic cycles that exacerbate the incidences of pollution/contamination have not been well understood by environmental planners and managers. Professionals in the different areas of pollution control projects, particularly in developing countries, lack the integrated multiobjective approaches and techniques in problem solving. Such countries as Nigeria, Kenya, Brazil, and India are now menaced by pollution hazards. Appropriate methods of control are hereby suggested.

• OSTI ID: 6701013
• Journal Information: Environmental Health Perspectives; (USA), Vol. 83; ISSN 0091-6765
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
GROUND WATER
CONTAMINATION
AFRICA
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
ASIA
CHEMICAL WASTES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
GEOLOGY
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
MINING
MUNICIPAL WASTES
SOUTH AMERICA
THERMAL POLLUTION
WATER CHEMISTRY
WATER POLLUTION
WATER QUALITY
CHEMISTRY
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LATIN AMERICA
ORGANIC WASTES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
WASTES
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