Skip to main content

Groundwater Resources of Ribeira Faja Basin, Island of Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, West Africa

Dates

Year
2010

Citation

Heilweil, Victor M, Gingerich, Stephen B, Plummer, L Niel, and Verstraeten, Ingrid M, 2010, Groundwater Resources of Ribeira Faja Basin, Island of Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, West Africa: U.S. Geological Survey.

Summary

Groundwater resources in Cape Verde provide water for agriculture, industry, and human consumption. These resources are limited and susceptible to contamination. Additional groundwater resources are needed for continued agricultural development, particularly during times of drought, but increased use and (or) climatic change may have adverse effects on the quantity and quality of freshwater available. In volcanic island aquifers such as those of Cape Verde, a lens of fresh groundwater typically ?floats? upon a layer of brackish water at the freshwater/saltwater boundary, and increased pumping may cause salt water intrusion or other contamination. A recent U.S. Geological Survey study assessed baseline groundwater conditions in watersheds [...]

Contacts

Attached Files

Communities

  • USGS National Research Program

Tags

Categories
Types

Provenance

Added to ScienceBase on Fri Apr 19 09:23:46 MDT 2013 by processing file <b>Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Chemical Evolution in Ground-Water.xml</b> in item <a href="https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/504216bae4b04b508bfd339f">https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/504216bae4b04b508bfd339f</a>

Additional Information

Identifiers

Type Scheme Key
Report Number http://sciencebase.gov/vocab/identifierScheme FS - 2010-3071

Citation Extension

citationTypeReport

Item Actions

View Item as ...

Save Item as ...

View Item...