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Assessment of aquifer properties, protectivity and corrosivity using resistivity method: a case study of Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku

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Geohydraulic properties are important in describing the behaviour and variability of aquifer units. The aquifer properties, protectivity, and corrosivity were assessed using an electrical resistivity technique within the campus of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, and its environs. The electrical resistivity technique employed the Schlumberger electrode configuration with vertical electrical sounding (VES) within a maximum current electrode separation of 400 m. Interpretation of the VES result revealed four geo-electrical layers constrained by borehole lithology logs as motley topsoil, medium-grained sand, fine-medium grained sand, and gravelly sand. The first order geo-electric indices (bulk aquifer resistivity, thickness, and pore-water resistivity) were used to estimate the geohydraulic parameters. Formation factor (0.43–4.57), effective porosity (0.24–1.13), hydraulic conductivity (0.0001–7.4027 m/day), transmissivity (0.0019–225.7824 m2/day), longitudinal conductance (0.0048–0.1022 Ω−1), and transverse resistance (1549.40–20710.30 Ωm2) aid in appraising the groundwater repositories. The corrosivity rating of the top soil varies from 66.67% practically non-corrosive (PNC), 16.67% moderately corrosive (MC), and 16.67% slightly corrosive (SC). The entire study area was delineated as having poor aquifer protective capacity, which showed that the area is susceptible to contamination.

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Okoroh, D.O., Ibuot, J.C. Assessment of aquifer properties, protectivity and corrosivity using resistivity method: a case study of Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku. Int J Energ Water Res (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42108-023-00247-y

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