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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Sources Contribution To Sediment Along The Qua Iboe River/Estuary Bank, South East, Nigeria |
| Country | : | Nigeria |
| Authors | : | Itam,A. Essien || Digha,O. Nicholas || Effiong,M. Peter || ukot, A.Amos |
Abstract: Sediments grain size analysis was carried out on 60 sediment samples collected from 10 different locations within the Qua Ibo River /Estuary bank in Southeastern Nigeria, in order to infer the source contribution of these sediments. The different grain sizestatistical parameters of Mean grained Size (Mz), Sorting (ο³ 1), Skewness(SKI) and Kurtosis (KG) wereevaluated and recorded. The mean grained size ranges from 1.60π to 2.73πwith an average value of 2.06π inferring medium to fine sand, standard deviation (sorting) has a mean value of 0.58π and ranges from 0.38π -0.79πwhich is well to moderat e y well ............
Key words:Sediment grain size, Qua Ibo River /Estuary bank, source, statistical parameters, discriminant functions.
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Quality Implications of Some Domestic Water Supply Sources In Parts Of Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. |
| Country | : | Nigeria |
| Authors | : | Ngah, S A || Abam, T.K.S. |
Abstract: Sources of domestic water supplies in parts of UmuahiaSouth Local Government Area (Old Umuahia), AbiaState , Nigeria were investigated. The area has apopulation of about 8000 people mainly farmers and civil servants living essentially in a rural setting that lacks modern facilities including modern water supply facilities. The inhabitants derive their daily water supply from streams, springs, boreholes, rain water harvesting and also from commercial water vendors using motorized or manual trucks. Incidents of outbreak of water borne diseases such as typhoid fever, dysentery and diarrhoea have been reported in the area. This sparked off curiosity on the quality of water delivered by the various sources of water supply in the area.The methods employed in the study are field investigation/sampling and laboratory analysis ............
Key words: water quality, domestic water supply, sources, Umuahia,.
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Mapping the Surface Changes in the Area of East Port-Said, Egypt Using Multi-Temporal and Multi-Sensors Remote Sensing Data |
| Country | : | Egypt |
| Authors | : | Ahmed Gaber || Mohamed H. Geriesh || Shams El-Din Shaheen || Mohamed A.El-Fattah |
Abstract: The area of East Port-Said is recently regarded as one of the most important Egyptian potential area that helps improving the Egyptian's national income. The area is considered as one of the Egyptian good areas for reclamation, and ready to grow as a new one-million citizen-city with full life necessities. East Port-Said area now includes a famous harbour for containers and transit-trade. However, many industrial, agricultural and touristic projects are strongly aimed to be initiated and established in such city............
Key words: East Port-Said, Environmental Changes, LU/LC, Multi-temporal, multi-sensor Remote Sensing (RS) data
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Reliability of Density of Rock Generated From Its P-Wave Velocity In Geophysics Interpretations And Geotechnical Studies |
| Country | : | Nigeria |
| Authors | : | IBE, S.O. || Anekwe, U. L. |
Abstract: study was carried out to determine the reliability of rocks' P-wave velocity- generated densities in geophysics interpretations and geotechnical studies in areas where the rock samples for laboratory density measurements are either inaccessible or their collection is time and cost ineffective.Zaria Area was used for the study due to its complex geology. Seismic refraction data were collected along some profiles where different rock contacts have been recently exposed by erosion. The interpreted p-wave velocities were converted to their density equivalencies. Also, samples of the different rock types were cut at the exposed parts along the profiles, and their densities measures in the laboratory............
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Hydrocarbon Geochemical Characteristics and Depositional Environment of Tertiary Tar Sand from Ondo, SW Nigeria |
| Country | : | Nigeria |
| Authors | : | Uche M. Uzoegbu || Maureen O. Agbadamashi || Chukwudi Ugbome |
Abstract: In the Dahomey Basin, western Nigeria, tar sand occurs in alternation with sand, sand, shale, carbonate, silstone and clays in transgressive deposits of Cretaceous-Tertiary age. The thickness of tar sand seams drilled during the study varies between 10 and 15 m and it even exposed to the surface. Organic geochemical characteristics of the tar sand were evaluated using TOC, pyrolysis and GC analyses. The Ondo tar sand is characterized by very high TOC contents (5.53β74.40 wt%), Hydrogen Index (HI = 519β796 mg HC/g TOC) and very low Oxygen Index (OI = 1β11 mg CO2/g TOC) values. Organic matter in the studied tar sand is of Type II kerogen and shows S2/S3 ratio values between 47.11 and 301.63 and low Tmax (428β439 Β°C ) and PI (0.18β0.36) values............
Keywords: Tar sand, TOC, Tmax, production Index, depositional environment, Dahomey Basin, Nigeria.
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Determination of Trace Metals and Depositional Environment of Organic Matter from Oil Sands, Ondo, SW Nigeria |
| Country | : | Nigeria |
| Authors | : | A. Uzoegbu M. Uche || Ndukwe V. Azubuike |
Abstract: The oil sands are majorly deposited in the Western Nigeria spans a distance of about 120km, the tar deposits occurring as heavy oil and manifest as seepages and at near surface or at the surface as impregnated sediments at road cuts, cliff faces and river banks and at break of slopes. Samples were collected at Agbabu, Ilubinrin and Loda where open mining is at progress. The asphaltene content was determined and the concentration of a suite of metals mainly the biophiles were determined.............
Keywords: Depositional environment, Petroleum geochemistry, Source, Tarsand, Trace metals.
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Organic Geochemical Evaluation and Depositional Environment of Oil Sand from Mbano, SE Nigeria |
| Country | : | Nigeria |
| Authors | : | M.U. Uzoegbu || N.R. Nwachukwu || O. Wosu |
Abstract: In this study, organic geochemical characteristics and depositional environment of the Cretaceous-Tertiary aged oil sand deposits in Mbano Southeast Nigeria have been examined. Oil sands in all the studied areas are typically characterized by high hydrogen index and low oxygen index values. The organic richness of the oil sand, the quality, source and thermal maturity of organic matter discovered at Umuezeala Nsu (MBA) and Umualumaku (MBB) in Mbano were determined on 13 oil sand samples. The results generally suggest relatively high Total organic matter content (TOC) for MBA and MBB oil sand samples ranging from 17.07 to 61.31wt% with a mean of 44.43 wt% for MBA and from 29.55 to 52.94 wt% with a mean............
Keywords: Oil sand, TOC, Tmax, production Index, depositional environment, Anambra Basin, Nigeria.
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Establishment Of Absolute Gravity Stations Referenced To International Gravity Station Network Of 1971 Datum In County Levels In Kenya |
| Country | : | Kenya |
| Authors | : | Korir H. K. || Githiri J. G. || Kβorowe M. O. |
Abstract: Gravimeters measure relative readings and to obtain absolute gravity values, they have to be referenced to a station whose gravity is accurately known. International Gravity Stations Network (IGSN) consists of stations distributed all over the world whose absolute gravity has been measured accurately. In Kenya there are three IGSN 71 stations located in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa. To carry out gravity survey at any location in Kenya, at least one of the three reference IGSN station has to be used as a reference station. The stations are sparsely spaced and there is need to establish more stations closer for any researcher conducting local surveys. A Worden Sodin gravimeter was used to measure relative gravity in a specific location at every county survey headquarters in Kenya..........
Keywords: Datum, Honkasalo term, Gravimeter, Network.
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| Title | : | Mineralogical characteristics of phlogopite from Dupen kamen, Republic of Macedonia |
| Country | : | Macedonia |
| Authors | : | Tena Sijakova-Ivanova || Lidija Robeva Cukovska |
Abstract: In this paper are presented mineralogicalcharacteristicsof phlogopite from Dupen kamen, Republic of Macedonia. Several samples of phlogopite from Dupen kamenwere analysed by XRD, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Infrared spectroscopy (IR).The use of these three methods showed that they are very useful methods for rapid mineral analysis contributing important analytical information. The results of the X-ray powder pattern, SEM analysis and Infrared spectroscopyenabled straightforward identification of the studied mineral sample as phlogopite.Phlogopite is located in a series ofmarblesthat are part ofthePelagonianmetamorphic complex...........
Keywords: phlogopite, (SEM)-scanning electron microscope, (X-ray)-powder diffraction(IR) infrared spectroscopy.
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