Assessing regional groundwater quality and its health implications in the Lokpaukwu, Lekwesi and Ishiagu mining areas of southeastern Nigeria using factor analysis

Unusual occurrence of mental-related illnesses has been reported in the Ishiagu mining area of South Eastern Nigeria and this may be related to the long-term consumption of heavy metal-contaminated groundwater. Groundwater from 27 domestic water sources (mainly open hand dug wells and springs) was t...

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