ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study was to understand the ecology in Ikpeshi, Akoko Edo, Edo state's groundwater output and aquifer protection capacity. The electrical resistivity technique was applied, and the results were combined with the traditional longitudinal conductance and a novel method that correlates the resistivity and thickness taking into account some layers that might be defensive and have minimal resistivity, such as clay material. The Nigeria Basement Complex, which is made up of Precambrian rocks like migmatite gneiss, amphibole schist, quartzite, calc gneiss, schist biotite gneiss, biotite-schist, epidiorite, pegmatite, and granite, is what distinguishes the region. With a peak current electrode spacing of 50 to 80 meters, a sum of 4 sites were heard. With the use of computer iteration and partial curve-matching, the sounding data were analyzed. According to the analysis of the geophysical data, the region is made up of three to four layers of varying subsurface layering. Depending on the geoelectrical data, groundwater prospective zones were identified. According to the study, VES 1, 2, 3, and 4 show little promise for groundwater. Utilizing longitudinal conductance and geoelectric layer susceptibility categorization, discrete aquifer protection zones were found in the research region, however they are feeble and poorly defined. Employing an electrical approach, the investigation was able to establish the location of the overburden's protective capability and output of groundwater in the research location. It is advised to conduct geochemical study on water and soil samples from the region to determine the proper remediation needed for a few of the groundwater supplies
