期刊名称：African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
电子版ISSN：1996-0786
出版年度：2013
卷号：7
期号：1
页码：14-29
DOI：10.5897/AJEST12.157
语种：English
出版社：Academic Journals
摘要：Five provinces with different environmental characteristics were evaluated for water pollution with the aim of identifying the major sources and area(s) most affected. The results indicate that the water in Lusaka Province is significantly high in nitrate and sodium concentration compared to other provinces considered in this study. The results further reveal that ground water is most affected by nitrate and sodium. On the contrary, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) was found to be significantly higher in surface water but no particular province registered a higher amount compared to others. The results further reveal that the pollution is primarily a function of human activities, social amenities and industrial activities in the study areas.
关键词：Nitrate; sulphate; groundwater; Lusaka; ion exchange/cation-exchange chromatography
