Volume 59, Issue 2, March 2022, Pages 59–68
C. A. Aka1, Keiba Noel Keumean2, and N. Aka3
1 Environment Department, Oceanological Research Center, marine physics and geology laboratory, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Laboratory of Soil, Water and Geomaterials Sciences (LSSEG), University Félix Houphouet-Boigny, Training and Research Unit for Earth Sciences and Mineral Resources, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Environment Department, Oceanological Research Center, marine physics and geology laboratory, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: English
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Lake M'bakré, on the West African coast, south of Abidjan, is facing the consequences of eutrophication and recent developments in its surroundings. To assess the physico-chemical quality of its waters, the monitoring of physico-chemical parameters was carried out between June 2013 and March 2014. The results of the analyses show that its waters are neutral to alkaline, well oxygenated, not very mineralised, warm all year round, benefit from a good water quality and are little affected by the poor development of its surroundings. The lake's waters are not affected by the nutrient salts measured and these parameters remain below international standards.
Author Keywords: Pollution, nutrient salts, M'bakré lake, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
C. A. Aka1, Keiba Noel Keumean2, and N. Aka3
1 Environment Department, Oceanological Research Center, marine physics and geology laboratory, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Laboratory of Soil, Water and Geomaterials Sciences (LSSEG), University Félix Houphouet-Boigny, Training and Research Unit for Earth Sciences and Mineral Resources, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Environment Department, Oceanological Research Center, marine physics and geology laboratory, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: English
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Lake M'bakré, on the West African coast, south of Abidjan, is facing the consequences of eutrophication and recent developments in its surroundings. To assess the physico-chemical quality of its waters, the monitoring of physico-chemical parameters was carried out between June 2013 and March 2014. The results of the analyses show that its waters are neutral to alkaline, well oxygenated, not very mineralised, warm all year round, benefit from a good water quality and are little affected by the poor development of its surroundings. The lake's waters are not affected by the nutrient salts measured and these parameters remain below international standards.
Author Keywords: Pollution, nutrient salts, M'bakré lake, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
How to Cite this Article
C. A. Aka, Keiba Noel Keumean, and N. Aka, “Physico-Chemical Characterisation of the Waters of Lake M'bakre, South of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 59–68, March 2022.
