Secondary Water-Quality Dataset for the Lake Turkana Basin (Ethiopian side)

A compilation of secondary surface- and groundwater quality measurements assembled to characterize hydrochemistry, contaminants, isotopes, and bacteriological parameters across the Ethiopian portion of the Lake Turkana basin. This dataset underpins statistical and geospatial analyses to inform sustainable water-resource management.

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10.63253/qt6wewep
Eleftherios Kaltsas (2025). Secondary Water-Quality Dataset for the Lake Turkana Basin (Ethiopian side) [Data set]. UNESCO .
Published: 2025-05-21 | Publisher: UNESCO

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DOI https://doi.org/10.63253/qt6wewep
Resource type Spatial data set
Date of creation 2025-05-20
Date of last revision 2025-05-21
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Metadata identifier Secondary-Water-Quality-Dataset-for-the-Lake-Turkana-Basin-(Ethiopian-side)
Metadata language English
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High-value dataset category Geospatial
ISO 19115 topic category inlandWaters
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Coordinate Reference System EPSG:4326
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Name of the dataset creator (Legacy) Eleftherios Kaltsas
Name of the dataset maintainer Eleftherios Kaltsas
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Email of the dataset creator (Legacy) e.kaltsas@unesco.org
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