DRASTIC-GIS model for assessing vulnerability to pollution of the phreatic aquiferous formations in Douala–Cameroon

AV Neh, AA Ako, AR Ayuk II, T Hosono - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
The pollution potentials of the aquiferous formations in Douala was obtained by evaluating
the aquifer vulnerability. Aquifer vulnerability is an intrinsic property of groundwater which …

Assessment of the relationship between bacteriological quality of dug-wells, hygiene behaviour and well characteristics in two cholera endemic localities in Douala …

JFTK Akoachere, LA Omam, TN Massalla - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Access to potable water is grossly inadequate in Douala-Cameroon. The
situation is worse in slum areas, compelling inhabitants to obtain water from sources of …

Hydrochemistry of shallow groundwater and surface water in the Ndop plain, North West Cameroon

MJ Wirmvem, T Ohba, WY Fantong, SN Ayonghe… - African Journal of …, 2013 - ajol.info
This study was conducted on the hydrochemistry of shallow groundwater and surface water
in the Ndop plain, North West Cameroon. The objectives were to determine the physico …

Antibiotic producing microorganisms from river Wiwi, Lake Bosomtwe and the Gulf of Guinea at Doakor Sea beach, Ghana

AA Tawiah, SY Gbedema, F Adu, VE Boamah… - BMC microbiology, 2012 - Springer
Background Microorganisms have provided a wealth of metabolites with interesting activities
such as antimicrobial, antiviral and anticancer. In this study, a total of 119 aquatic microbial …

Seasonal assessment of physico-chemical concentration of polluted urban river: a case of Ala River in Southwestern-Nigeria

AO Ayeni, II Balogun… - Research Journal of …, 2011 - search.proquest.com
This study assessed the seasonal surface water quality of River Ala upstream Akure-Nigeria.
This was necessitated by the peoples' consideration of water from rivers as substitute to the …

[PDF][PDF] Bacterial contamination of water points of the upper Mfoundi watershed, Yaounde, Cameroon

K Dorice, N Joséphine, TA Margaret… - Afr J Microbiol …, 2010 - academicjournals.org
Acinetobacter sp, Citrobacter sp, Enterobacter sp, Enterobacter cloacae, Escherichia coli,
Klebsiella pneumonia, Levinea sp, Proteus vulgaris and Pseudomonas sp are present …

Water supply, sanitation and health risks in Douala, Cameroon

J Ndjama, KBV Kamgang, NL Sigha, G Ekodeck… - African Journal of …, 2008 - ajol.info
With a view to contribute to the hygiene condition and improvement in the urban zones of
Cameroon, a survey was carried out in March 2007 among 1400 households with respect to …

Water access, sanitation, and hygiene conditions and health outcomes among two settlement types in rural far North Cameroon

TJ Gorham, J Yoo, R Garabed, A Mouhaman… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The Far North region in Cameroon has been more heavily impacted by cholera than any
other region over the past decade, but very little has been done to study the drivers of …

Hydrogeochemical and anthropogenic influence on the quality of water sources in the Rio del Rey Basin, South Western, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea

ER Wotany, SN Ayonghe, WY Fantong… - African Journal of …, 2013 - ajol.info
This study which focuses on the hydrogeochemical and anthropogenic influence on water
sources in the Rio del Rey Basin has provided an insight into the sources of major ions …

[PDF][PDF] Sources of bacteriological contamination of shallow groundwater and health effects in Ndop plain, Northwest Cameroon

MJ Wirmvem, WY Fantong, ER Wotany… - … Science and Water …, 2013 - academia.edu
Shallow groundwater of unknown bacteriological quality is a vital source of drinking-water to
about 70% of ca. 200,000 people in the semi-urban community of the Ndop plain, Northwest …