Hydrochemistry And Stable Isotope Assessment of Ground Water And Surface Water, Bongo District, Upper East Region Ghana

ABSTRACT

The hydrogeochemical data of groundwater and surface water of Vea dam water of the Bongo District in the Upper East Region of Ghana were examined to determine the main factors controlling the groundwater chemistry and the resultant water type formed in order to determine the suitability of the water for different uses. Conventional graphical methods combined with multivariate statistical analysis are the main methods applied to groundwater and surface water hydrochemical and stable isotope ((δ2H and δ18O) data to identify the geochemical characteristics. Results from 25 groundwater and 20 surface water samples indicated that the concentrations of major ions were low. Based on total hardness and TDS, the groundwater ranged from moderately hard to hard and fell under fresh (TDS