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

Journal Article · Wed Nov 01 04:00:00 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), Journal Name: Environmental Health Perspectives; (USA) Vol. 83; ISSN 0091-6765; ISSN EVHPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AFRICA
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
ASIA
CHEMICAL WASTES
CHEMISTRY
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
GEOLOGY
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LATIN AMERICA
MINING
MUNICIPAL WASTES
ORGANIC WASTES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SOUTH AMERICA
THERMAL POLLUTION
WASTES
WATER
WATER CHEMISTRY
WATER POLLUTION
WATER QUALITY