Research Article
Integrated Approach to Investigate the Effect of Leachate on Groundwater around the Ikot Ekpene Dumpsite in Akwa Ibom State, Southeastern Nigeria
Table 1
Summary of measured geoelectric parameters and depths of boreholes used as constraints in the study area.
| Location | Bulk resistivity (Ωm) |
Water resistivity (Ωm) |
Bulk conductivity (Ω−1m−1) |
Water conductivity (Ω−1m−1) |
depth (m) |
Borehole depth (m) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Agric. secretariat [A] | 169.4 | 159.1 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 0.0059 | 0.0063 | 0.1695 | 0.067 | 0.071 | 0.0709 | 0.8 | 76.7 | 78.0 | IK. Club [B] | 74.5 | 210.6 | 38.4 | 10.9 | 13.3 | 9.9 | 0.0134 | 0.0047 | 0.10101 | 0.092 | 0.075 | 0.0752 | 2.4 | 39.1 | 85.0 | Local. G. Area secretariat [C] | 52.3 | 280.5 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 0.0191 | 0.0036 | 0.14925 | 0.066 | 0.087 | 0.0867 | 4.1 | 11.4 | 58.6 | Queen street | 68.5 | 260.1 | 836.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 26.0 | 0.0146 | 0.0038 | 0.03846 | 0.084 | 0.084 | 0.0840 | 3.9 | 14.9 | — | FRS office [D] | 1551.9 | 2504.6 | 1148.2 | 39.9 | 29.9 | 12.6 | 0.0006 | 0.0004 | 0.00090 | 0.025 | 0.033 | 0.0334 | 3.3 | 110.5 | 95.0 | FCMB [F] | 1826.8 | 97.9 | 973.9 | 43.9 | 35.6 | 28.2 | 0.0005 | 0.0102 | 0.07752 | 0.023 | 0.028 | 0.0280 | 3.6 | 40.1 | 68.9 | Theological college [I] | 736.1 | 670.7 | 2230.4 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 12.9 | 0.0014 | 0.0015 | 0.00045 | 0.065 | 0.054 | 0.0543 | 4.6 | 59.4 | 54.0 | IK. hospital [E] | 141.3 | 2450.3 | 470.0 | 12.9 | 16.6 | 19.4 | 0.0071 | 0.0004 | 0.04367 | 0.078 | 0.060 | 0.0602 | 2.0 | 91.8 | 75.0 | Akwa savings and loans [G] | 220.4 | 1905.2 | 789.7 | 11.6 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 0.0045 | 0.0005 | 0.04367 | 0.086 | 0.043 | 0.0437 | 4.9 | 117.5 | 80.0 | Fire service station [H] | 744.1 | 500.3 | 900.2 | 14.9 | 23.7 | 26.8 | 0.0013 | 0.0020 | 0.0011 | 0.067 | 0.042 | 0.0709 | 5.3 | 38.1 | 52.5 |
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