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a) CHAPTERS IN BOOKS ALREADY PUBLISHED:

1) Tijani, M.N. (2008): Hydrochemical and stable isotopes compositions of saline ground-waters in the Benue Trough, Nigeria. In: Adelana SMA & MacDonald AM Applied Groundwater Studies in Africa. IAH Selected Papers on Hydrogeology, Volume 13, CRC Press/Balkema, Leiden, The Netherlands; 351-369.


b) ARTICLES IN REFEREED / EDITED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

1) Tijani, M.N. (2001): Occurrence of brines in the Benue-Trough, Nigeria: A hydrogeo-chemical assessment. In: K. Jinno (Ed.): Proceedings of 1st Joint Groundwater Seminar (China, Korea and Japan), October 2001. Fukuoka, Japan; pp. 118 – 126.

2) Tijani, M.N. and Onodera S. (2004): Quality Assessment of Stream water and bed-sediments: A case Study of Urbanization Impacts in a Developing Country. In: J. L. D’Ambrosio (Ed.): Proceedings Self-sustaining Solutions for Streams, Wetlands and Watersheds, Sept., 2004; St. Paul Minnesota, USA; pp.77 – 84.

3) Tijani, M.N. and Onodera, S. (2004): Bioavailability and Trace metals contaminations of Water and Bottom-sediments of an urban drainage system in a developing country. Proceedings, Autumn Conference of Japanese Assoc. of Groundwater Hydrology (JAGH); Nov. 2004. Kumamoto, Japan; pp. 234 – 237.

4) Tijani, M.N., Onodera, S. & Saito, M. (2004): Removal of Trace Metals from Aqueous Solutions by Kaolinite: Batch Equilibrium Studies of Mn and Zn Adsorptions. Proceedings, Autumn Conf. of Japanese Assoc. of Groundwater Hydrology (JAGH); Nov. 2004. Kuma-moto, Japan; pp. 238 – 241.

5) Tijani, M.N. and Onodera, S. (2005): Surface and groundwater qualities in an urbanized catchment: scenario from a developing country. In: Thomson, N.R. (Ed.): Proceedings, GQ2004 - Bringing Groundwater Quality Research to the Watershed Scale, Waterloo, Canada, July 2004; IAHS Publ. 297; 506 – 516.

6) Tijani, M.N. (2005): Hydraulic and geochemical characterization of Ajali Sandstone Aquifer, SE-Nigeria: Implication for groundwater recharge. Proceeding, 5th International Symposium on Aquifer Recharge, Berlin, Germany, June, 2005, UNESCO – IHP-VI, Groundwater Publ. Series 13: 733 – 738.

7) Tijani, M.N. and Agakwu A.A (2007): An Assessment of soil-plant transfer of trace metals and contamination of shallow groundwater under amended irrigated fields. Proceedings of African Crop Science Conference, Nov. 2007, El-Minia, Egypt; Vol. 8: 1693 – 1697.

8) Diop, S., Wade, S. and Tijani, M.N. (2008): Analysis of MERIS data for assessing the water quality in Lake Guiers (Senegal): Preliminary results. Proceedings of MERIS/ATSR User’s Conference, Nov. 2008, Italy.

9) Tijani, M.N., Alichi., A.U. & Diop, S. (2010): Characterization of weathered basement aquifers: implication For groundwater recharge. Proceeding of 7th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR-7): Oct. 9th-13th, 2010; Abu-Dhabi. 8p.

10) Tijani, M.N., and Diop, S. (2011):Hydrochemical and microbiological assessment of groundwater from the weathered basement aquifer in Ibadan Metropolis, SW-Nigeria.Proceeding of7th International Groundwater Quality Conference,GQ-10 (Groundwater Quality Management in a Rapidly Changing World; Zurich, Switzerland, 13–18 June 2010). IAHS Publ 342; p. 75-78.

11) Talabi A.O. and Tijani, M.N. (2011): Assessment of groundwater quality in parts of the basement complex terrain of southwestern Nigeria. Proceeding of7th International Ground- Water Quality Conference,GQ-10 (Groundwater Quality Management in a Rapidly Changing World; Zurich, Switzerland, 13–18 June, 2010). IAHS Publ 342: 503-506.

12) Tijani M.N., Olaleye A.O. and Olubanjo O. O. (2011): Impact of Urbanization on Wetland Degradation: A Case Study of Eleyele Wetland, Ibadan, South West, Nigeria. In: O. Martins, E. A. Meshida, T. A. Arowolo, O. A. Idowu and G. O. Oluwasanya (Eds.), Proceedings of the Environmental Management Conference, September 12-15, 2011, FUNAAB, Abeokuta, Nigeria. Vol. 2: 435 – 457.

13) Tijani, M.N.,Oke, S.A. and Olowookere A.T. (2014): Hydrogeochemical Characterization of Shallow Groundwater System in the Weathered Basement Aquifer of Ilesha Area, South-western Nigeria. In: Castellarin A., Ceola S., Toth E. & Montanari A. (Ed.): Proceedings of ICWRS-2014 - Evolving Water Resources Systems: Understanding, Predicting and Managing Water–Society Interactions, Bologna, Italy, June 2014 . IAHS Publ. 364: 475-480. ISBN No.:978-1-907161-42-1.

c) ARTICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY APPEARED IN LEARNED

JOURNALS:

1) Tijani, M.N. (1994): Hydrochemical Assessment of Groundwater in Moro area, Kwara State, Nigeria. - Environmental Geology, Vol. 24 (3): 194 - 202.

2) Tijani, M.N., Löhnert, E.P & Uma, K.O. (1996): Origin of saline Groundwaters in the Ogoja area, Lower Benue Trough, Nigeria. Jour. Afr. Earth Sci., Vol. 23 (2): 237 - 252.

3) Tijani, M.N. (1996): Iron in Shallow Ground Water in Moro Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. Water International, Vol. 21 (4): 206 - 212.

4) Löhnert, E.P., Tijani M.N. & Uma, K.O. (1997): Evolution and origin of saline ground-waters in the Benue Trough, Nigeria. - Zbl. Geol. Paläont. Teil I, Heft 7/8: 739 - 756.

5) Tijani, M.N. and Uma, K.O. (1998): Geological, Geophysical and Hydrochemical studies of the Okpoma Brine field, Lower Benue Trough, South-eastern, Nigeria. Jour. Mining & Geology, Vol., 34 (1): 55-68.

6) Abimbola A.F. Tijani, M.N. and Nurudeen S.I. (1999): Some aspects of groundwater quality in Abeokuta and its environs, SW Nigeria. Water Resources, (Jour. of Nigerian Assoc. of Hydrogeologists, NAH); Vol. 10: 6 - 11.

7) Tijani, M.N. and Ayodeji O.A. (2001): Hydrogeochemical Assessment of surface and Groundwater Resources in parts of Dahomey Basin, SW Nigeria: Water Resources, (Jour. of Nigerian Assoc. of Hydrogeologists, NAH); Vol. 12: 88 - 93.

8) Olatunji, A.S., Tijani, M.N., Abimbola A.F. and Oteri, A.U. (2001): Hydrogeo-chemical Evaluation of the Water Resources of Oke-Agbe Akoko, SW Nigeria: Water Resources, (Jour. of Nigerian Assoc. of Hydrogeologists, NAH). Vol. 12: 81 - 87.

9) Olatunji, A.S., Tijani, M.N., Oteri, A.U., Abimbola A.F., Nurudeen S.I. and Jimoh, M.O. (2002): A multi-dimensional approach to groundwater exploration: A case study from Oke-Agbe Akoko Area, Southwestern Nigeria. Nig. Jour. of Sci. Vol. 36(2):167-174.

10) Tijani, M.N., Onibalusi, S.O and Olatunji A.S. (2002): Hydrochemical and Environmental impact Assessment of Orita-Aperin Waste Dumpsite, Ibadan, SW Nigeria. Water Resources, (Jour. of Nigerian Assoc. of Hydrogeologists, NAH); Vol. 13: 78 - 85.

11) Tijani, M.N. (2003): Bacteriological, chemical and lithologic controls on the water quality in Sagamu Area, South-western Nigeria. Water Resources, (Jour. of Nigerian Assoc. of Hydro-geologists, NAH); Vol. 14(2): 66 - 76.

12) Tijani, M.N. and Abimbola A.F. (2003): Groundwater chemistry and isotope studies of weathered basement aquifer: A case study of Oke-Ogun area, SW Nigeria: Africa Geoscience Review, Vol. 10(4): 373 – 387.

13) Tijani M.N., Jinno K. and Hiroshiro, Y. (2004): Environmental Impact of heavy metals distribution in water and sediments of Ogunpa River, Ibadan, South-western Nigeria. Jour. Mining & Geol., Vol. 40 (1): 73-83.

14) Tijani, M.N. and Loehnert, E.P. (2004):Exploitation and traditional processing techniques of brine salt in parts of the Benue-Trough, Nigeria. Int’l. Jour. Mineral Process. Vol. 74: 157 - 167.

15) Tijani, M.N. (2004):Evolution of saline waters and brines in the Benue-Trough, Nigeria. Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 19: 1355 - 1365.

16) Tijani, M.N., Olatunji, A.S., Sangolade, O.O. and Chukwurah, B.N. (2005):Hydrochemical Evaluation of Seawater influence on Water Quality in metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria. Africa Geoscience Review, Vol. 12(3): 225-240.

17) Tijani, M.N., Oyewumi, Y. & Akanbi, M.O. (2005): Heavy metals contaminations of stream sediment waters and bottom sediments of urban drainage systems in Abeokuta area, SW- Nigeria. Jour. Afri., Water Resources & Environ. Vol. 1: pp: 1-15.

18) Tijani, M.N., Balogun, S.A. & Adeleye M.A. (2005):Chemical and Microbiological Assessment of Water and bottom-sediments contaminations in Awba Lake (U.I.) Ibadan, SW-Nigeria. RMZ-Materials & Geoenvironment, Vol. 52 (1): 123-126.

19) Tijani, M.N., Onodera, S. and Adeleye, M.A. (2005): Environmental implications of adsorbed and total trace metal concentrations in bottom-sediments of an urban drainage network in a developing country. RMZ-Materials & Geoenvironment, Vol. 52 (1): 127-130.

20) Tijani, M.N. (2006):The need for Action-driven Vision and Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Nigeria. Jour. Mining & Geology, Vol. 42(1): 31-40.

21) Tijani, M.N., Okunlola, O.A. and Abimbola A.F. (2006): Lithogenic Concentrations of Trace Metals in Soils and Saprolites over Crystalline Basement Rocks: A case study from SW- Nigeria. Jour. African Earth Sci., Vol. 46: 427-438.

22) Tijani, M.N., and Onodera, S. (2006): Sorption of Zn and Mn ions from single and binary metal solutions by Kaolinite: Influence of physico-chemical factors. RMZ-Materials and Geoenvironment, Vol. 53 (4): 285-298,

23) Tijani, M.N., Okunlola, O.A. and Ikpe E.U. (2007): A geochemical Assessment of Water and bottom sediments contamination of Eleyele Lake Catchment, Ibadan, SW- Nigeria. Euro. Jour. Sci. Res.; Vol. 19(1): 105 – 120.

24) Tijani, M.N. and Agakwu A.A. (2008): Irrigation-induced Infiltration and Recharge: Implication for Groundwater Quality. Jour. Environmental Science and Technology; Vol. 1(2): 65 – 72,

25) Diop S. and Tijani M. N. (2008): Assessing the basement aquifers of Eastern Senegal. Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 16: 1349 – 1369 (doi: 10.1007/s10040-008- 0353-7).

26) Tijani, M.N. and Nton, M.E. (2009): Hydraulic, textural and geochemical characteristics of the Ajali Formation, Anambra Basin, Nigeria: implication for Groundwater quality. Environmental Geology, Vol. 56(5): 935 – 951.

27) Tijani, M.N. (2009): Contamination of shallow groundwater system and soil–plant transfer of trace metals under amended irrigated fields. Agric. Water Managt. 96: 437 – 444.

28) Tijani, M.N. and Onodera, S. (2009): Hydrogeochemical Assessment of Metals Contamination in an Urban Drainage System: A case study of Osogbo Township, SW-Nigeria. Jour. Water Resource and Protection, Vol. 3: 164 – 173.

29) Tijani, M.N., Osinowo, O.O. and Ogedengbe, O. (2009): Mapping of sub-surface fracture systems using integrated electrical resistivity profiling and VLF-EM methods: a case study of suspected gold mineralization. RMZ-Materials and Geoenvironment, Vol. 56 (4): 415–436.

30) Tijani, M.N., Nton, M.E. and R. Kitagawa (2009): Textural and geochemical characteristics of the Ajali Sandstone, Anambra Basin, SE Nigeria: Implication for its provenance. Comptes Rendus Geoscience, Vol., 342: 136–150.

31) Talabi A.O. andTijani, M.N.(2011): Integrated remote sensing and GIS approach to Ground-water potential assessment in the basement terrain of Ekiti area South-western Nigeria. RMZ – Materials and Geoenvironment, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 303–328.

32) Adekanmi, M. A., Ogunleye, P. O., Arisekola, T. M., Abimbola, A. F., Lar, U. A., Yakubu, S., Akinola, S. O., Ani, U., Tijani, M. N. and Egbelehuhu, B.(2011): Geochemical Mapping of Nigeria an Exploration guide. Nigerian Geological Survey Agency Occasional Paper 14; 42p. (ISBN: 978-30187-1-X).

33) Talabi A.O. and Tijani, M.N. (2013): Hydrochemical and stable isotopic characterization of shallow groundwater system in the crystalline basement terrain of Ekiti area, southwestern Nigeria. Applied Water Science, Volume 3(1): 229-245. DOI 10.1007/s13201-013-0076-3.

34) Talabi A.O. and Tijani, M.N. (2013): Hydrochemical Characterization and Quality evaluation of groundwater in parts of the Basement Complex area of Ekiti, southwestern Nigeria. Pakistan Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, Vol. 56(2): 107-121.

35) Lapworth, D.J., MacDonald, A.M., Tijani, M.N., Darling, W.G., Gooddy, D.C., Bonsor, H.C. & Araguás-Araguás, L.J. (2013): Residence times of shallow groundwater in West Africa: implications for hydrogeology and resilience to future changes in climate. Hydrogeology Journal 21: 673–686.

36) Fashae, O.A., Tijani, M.N., Talabi A.O. and Adedeji, O.I. (2014): Delineation of Groundwater potential zones in the crystalline basement terrain of SW-Nigeria: an integrated GIS and remote sensing approach. Applied Water Science, Vol. 4:19–38.

37) Diop, S. and Tijani, M.N. (2014): Chemical Evolution of Groundwater in the Dindefello Plain Area in South-Eastern Senegal. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol. 6(6): 1793-1815.

38) Tijani, M.N., Oke, S.A. and Olowookere A.T. (2014): Hydrogeochemical Characterization of Shallow Groundwater System in the Weathered Basement Aquifer of Ilesha Area, South-western Nigeria. In: Castellarin A., Ceola S., Toth E. & Montanari A. (Ed.): Proceedings of ICWRS-2014 - Evolving Water Resources Systems: Understanding, Predicting and Managing Water–Society Interactions , Bologna, Italy, June 2014 . IAHS Publ. 364: 475-480. ISBN No.:978-1-907161-42-1.

39) Sobowale, A., Tijani, M.N., Obayelu, A.E., Olatunji, A.S.,Shah, T., Poozhiyil, R.T and Pavelic, P. (2014). Livelihood analysis of smallholder irrigation farmers in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Science and Environment; Vol. 14: 1-17.

40) Tijani, M.N., Obayelu, A.E., Sobowale, A. and Olatunji, A.S. (2015): Welfare Analysis of Smallholder Farmers by Irrigation Systems and Factors Affecting their Production Outputs in Nigeria. Sustainability of Water Quality and Ecology: DOI:10.1016/j.swaqe. 2014.12.002:

41) Seybatou Diop, Meissa Fall, Adama Dione, Moshood N. Tijani (2015): Diagnosis Study of the Louga-Ouarack-Ndoyène R31 Regional Road (Senegal). Geomaterials, Vol. 5(1):34-44.

42) Diop, S., Wade, S. and Tijani, M.N. (2016) Feasibility Analysis of MERIS as a Tool for Monitoring Lake Guiers (Senegal) Water Quality. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 8, 100-119. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jwarp.2016.81009.

43) Talabi, A. O., Tijani, M. N., Aladejana, J. A. (2012), Assessment of impact of climatic change on groundwater quality around Igbokoda Coastal area, southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Environment and Earth Science. Vol. 2 No. 11 p39-49.

44) Talabi, A. O., Afolagboye, O. L., Tijani, M. N., Aladejana, J. A. and Ogundana, A. K., (2013), Hydrochemical Assessment of Surface water in Central Part of Ekiti-State, Southwestern Nigeria. American Journal of Water Resources, 2013, Vol. 1, No. 4, p56 – 65.

 

d) TECHNICAL REPORTS & MONOGRAPHS:

1) Uma, K.O., Tijani, M.N. and Loehnert E.P. (1995): Hydrochemical Research on the origin of saline groundwaters in the Benue-Trough, Nigeria: Final Report (Project No. I/65602) submitted to the Volkswagen Foundation, Hannover, Germany: 37p.\

2) Tijani, M.N. and Abimbola A.F. (1999): Interim Report on Brine Salt Project Okpoma, Gabu, Ameri and Awe): Interim report submitted to Global Minerals Ltd., as part of Nigeria Mineral Appraisal and Monetization Programme (NIMAMOP) Stage II: 26p.

3) Abimbola A.F., Tijani, M.N., Olatunji, A.S. & Jimoh, M.O. (1999):E.I.A. Report on the proposed Aba Gas-line Project, (Geologists’ sub-group); submitted as part of the overall E.I.A. Report to the Lighthouse Petroleum Engineering Co. Ltd., Warri; 50p.

4) Ogunsanwo, O., Adeyemi, G.O., Tijani, M.N., Oyediran I.A. (2007):Geological and geotechnical assessment of Polishing and Ornamental Characteristics of outcrop units of Basement Igneous and Metamorphic rocks in Southwestern Nigeria. Technical Report to Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA); 46p.

5) Lapworth D.J., MacDonald A.M., Bonsor H., Tijani M.N., and Calow R.C. (2011): Preliminary results from a Water Economy and Livelihoods Survey (WELS) in Nigeria and Mali, sub-Saharan Africa: Investigating Water Security across a Rainfall transect. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/11/018. 74p.

6) Tijani M.N., Obayelu, A.E., Olatunji, A.S., Sobowale, A., Aladejana, J. and Oke, S. (2011):Livelihood impacts of improved on-farm water control in sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical investigation of three modes of small-holder agricultural water management (Final Report, Project 058-01-01-ROF-PR-M615). Submitted to International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Colombo, Sri Lanka, 75p.

7) Tijani M.N., Crane E., Upton K. and Ó Dochartaigh, B.É. 2016. Africa Groundwater Atlas: Hydrogeology of Nigeria. British Geological Survey Publication. http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Hydrogeology_of_Nigeria.