In the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, specifically in Ughelli and its surrounding areas, the VES geophysical method was employed to investigate groundwater potential and aquifer vulnerability. The Schlumberger array, utilized for the conduction of Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES), facilitated the selection of ten specific VES locations. The maximum spacing of the current electrodes (AB/2) reached 100 meters while utilizing the ABEM Terrameter SAS 1000. Data interpretation was carried out using IX1D software, which incorporated a partial curve matching technique alongside a computer iteration method. The analysis of the estimated parameters revealed ranges for longitudinal conductance (S) between 9 and 379.09, transverse unit resistance (Tr) between 2.79Ω/m² and 5344.14Ω/m², longitudinal resistance (ρL) from 1.88 Ω-m to 544.8 Ω-m, and transverse resistance values ranging from 2 to 538.74. The investigation identified the existence of four to five distinct layers of curve types, with curve HK and HKA being the predominant types.
In the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, specifically in Ughelli and its surrounding areas, the VES geophysical method was employed to investigate groundwater potential and aquifer vulnerability.
In order to identify the aquifers, characterize their geometric properties, and determine their susceptibility to contamination by surface contaminants, a detailed hydrogeophysical investigation of the aquifers of the study area was conducted
Changing climate has drastically made the environment prone to uncertainty. This has further made man’s habitation on earth to be non-conducive with earth temperature that keeps rising unpredictably and uncontrollably
Most studies on household’s accessibility to portable water focus mainly on associated problems of demand and supply with little or no emphasis on the depth of water table in relation to availability of water
