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Geophysical Investigation for Groundwater Development at Oyo State Housing Estate Ogbomosho, Southwestern Nigeria
1Olagoke Peter Oladejo, 2Lukman Ayobami Sunmonu, 3Ayobami Ojoawo, 2Theophilus Aanuoluwa Adagunodo and 2Emmanuel Rotimi Olafisoye
1Department of Physics, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, Nigeria
2Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomosho, Nigeria
3Department of Mathematics, G.L. Roberts Collegiate and Vocational Institution,
Oshawa Ontario L1J193, Canada
Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology 2013 5:1811-1815
Received: August 09, 2012 | Accepted: September 08, 2012 | Published: February 11, 2013
Abstract
Water is life because it is one of the inevitable ingredients for life survival. The urge for ground water development is very high in Oyo state Housing Estate, Ogbomosho, Southwestern Nigeria. Because the site is experiencing structural developments and there is no other source of water nearby. Surface water is becoming inadequate, thus this study aimed at investigating the hydro geological prospects of the area with a view to delineating for groundwater and its development. Geophysical investigation was carried out in the study area using Very Low Frequency (VLF) method. VLF profiling of 20 m inter stations and 50 m of inter profiling distances were established. This study revealed a number of conductive zones for ground water development for both domestic and commercial purposes.
Keywords:
Electromagnetic intensity, groundwater, high conductivity, profile, very low frequency,
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The authors have no competing interests.
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