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Environmental Pollution Potential within the Burl River Basin of Liberia, West Africa
Figure 1: Burl River Basin, West Africa
Table 1. Data Inputs and their weighted properties
Data inputs and their weighted properties
Parameter
Source
Landuse
Derived from land cover map downloaded at diva-gis.org
Slope
Derived from the SRTM 90M digital elevation model
Population
Projected population for the Burl River Basin obtained from the 2008
Population and Housing Census conducted by the Government of Liberia
Soil
Derived from the soil map downloaded at diva-gis.org
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