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Hydrology and Eutrophication State of Sassandra River Estuary in Ivory Coast (Gulf of Guinea)

Received: 21 November 2017     Accepted: 25 January 2018     Published: 28 March 2018
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Abstract

Variations in the physico-chemical and chemical parameters of the Sassandra estuarine zone are greatly influenced by the dynamics of the Sassandra River. The waters are heavily loaded during periods of flood. Salinity is very low or zero during the flood and increases slightly to 0.1 to 2.93‰ in the dry season. The values of physico-chemical parameters and those of the nutrient salts measured in the Sassandra estuary are characteristic of water of good quality. However, highly charged waters and high levels of phosphate during the high flow period make this estuary an environment vulnerable to pollution.

Published in Earth Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 1-1)

This article belongs to the Special Issue Scientific Advances for Climate Recovery

DOI 10.11648/j.earth.s.2018070101.11
Page(s) 1-10
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Keywords

Sassandra River, Estuary, Physico-Chemical, Nutrient Salts

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  • Department of Marine Geosciences, UFR of Earth Sciences and Mining Resources, Félix Houphou?t-Boigny University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

  • Department of Geophysics, UFR of Earth Sciences and Mining Resources, Félix Houphou?t-Boigny University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

  • Department of Marine Geosciences, UFR of Earth Sciences and Mining Resources, Félix Houphou?t-Boigny University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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