The Hydrogeology of crystalline basement aquifers in Africa

Cover......Page 1
Frontmatter......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
The hydrogeology of crystalline basement aquifers
in Africa......Page 8
An introduction to the crystalline basement of Africa......Page 35
The hydrology of basement complex regions of Africa
with particular reference to southern Africa......Page 64
Structural influences on the occurrence of groundwater
in SE Zimbabwe......Page 82
An exploration strategy for higher-yield boreholes in
the West African crystalline basement......Page 91
Groundwater movement and water chemistry
associated with weathering profiles of the African
surface in parts of Malawi......Page 105
Geomorphological controls on borehole yields:
a statistical study in an area of basement rocks in
central Malawi......Page 134
The hydrogeology of crystalline aquifers in northern
Nigeria and geophysical techniques used in their
exploration......Page 158
Borehole siting in an African accelerated drought
relief project......Page 186
The use of ground electrical survey methods for siting
water-supply boreholes in shallow crystalline basement
terrains......Page 205
New approaches to pumping test interpretation for dug
wells constructed on hard rock aquifers......Page 223
243......Page 245
Index......Page 260
Backcover......Page 266