Physico-chemical and isotopic composition of some lakes and springs in the Bamenda Highlands, Northwest Cameroon

By Mengnjo Jude Wirmvem1, T Ohba1, W Y Fantong2, S N Ayonghe3, J Y Suila4, A N E Asaah5, K Asai5, G Tanyileke2, J V Hell2

1. Tokai University 2. IRGM Cameroon 3. University of Buea 4. GBHS Atiela, Cameroon 5. Geo-Science Laboratory, Japan

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The Bamenda Highlands (6o12'N, 10 o24'E), Northwest Cameroon, is located mid-way along a chain of volcanoes (ca. 1600 km long) cutting diagonally across Cameroon called the Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL). The area is characterized by volcanic lakes and springs. Information on the chemical composition and recharge of these lakes and springs is necessary given the lethal incidence from some of the Lakes along the CVL like Lakes Monoun (1984) and Nyos (1986). In this study, we present the physico-chemical and stable isotope compositions of Lakes Oku, Bambili and Ber and some springs discharging from the flanks of the volcanoes on which these lakes are located. The objectives are to determine the source of mineralization and recharge mechanism.

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  • Mengnjo Jude Wirmvem; T Ohba; W Y Fantong; S N Ayonghe; J Y Suila; A N E Asaah; K Asai; G Tanyileke; J V Hell (2013), "Physico-chemical and isotopic composition of some lakes and springs in the Bamenda Highlands, Northwest Cameroon," https://theghub.org/resources/2898.

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  1. crater lakes
  2. hydrology
  3. stable isotopes