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Kernel Metadata Declaration — on demand

ISO 26324 asks a DOI Registration Agency to produce a Kernel Metadata Declaration for every DOI it issues. Give any DOI: its public record becomes a record in the Smart Scholars DOI Metadata Format 1.0, checked against every rule, and declared as the Kernel XML.

Reads the DOI's public Crossref record; nothing is stored. Until Smart Scholars is accredited, every Declaration is marked as a draft in the XML itself.

✓ Meets every rule of the format

The record below is complete and every controlled value is a DOI Attribute Value Set 2.3 spelling. The Declaration on the right follows DOIMetadataKernel.xsd element by element.

What the DOI identifies

Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment in Ekowe, Bayelsa State, Niger Delta Area, Nigeria using GIS-Based on Drastic Method

10.46243/jst.2021.v6.i3.pp37-44 · JournalArticle — an article in a journal · Digital · Visual · Language · en

Published 2021-05-20

Part of Journal of Science & Technology · ISSN 2456-5660 · vol. 06 · no. 03 · pp. 37–44

Principal agents

  • Willabo A. Miepamo (author → Author)
  • Bisong Andy Etta (author → Author)
  • Justin Ikirigo (author → Author)
  • Longman Publishers (publisher → Publisher)

Also in the record, outside the Kernel: the abstract, the licence, 4 links, 18 references. Source: Crossref (member 25296), registered 2026-09-12, last deposited 2026-09-20.

⬇ Record (JSON) ⬇ Declaration (XML)

System metadata — ISO 26324:2025, Annex B · DOI Handbook 10.1

Each element by the standard's name and the Handbook's (in grey), read off the record.

DOI Name
DOI name
10.46243/jst.2021.v6.i3.pp37-44
Referent Type
referentType
Creation
Referent Sub-Type
referentSubType
JournalArticle — an article in a journal
Referent Name(s)
referentName(s)
Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment in Ekowe, Bayelsa State, Niger Delta Area, Nigeria using GIS-Based on Drastic Method (PrincipalTitle, en)
Basic Metadata
basicMetadata
author: Willabo A. Miepamo
author: Bisong Andy Etta
author: Justin Ikirigo
publisher: Longman Publishers
published: 2021-05-20
part of: Journal of Science & Technology · ISSN 2456-5660 · vol. 06 · no. 03 · pp. 37–44
language: en
form: Digital · Visual · Language
Referent Identifier(s)
alternateIdentifier(s)
none besides the DOI
Registration Authority
registrationAuthorityCode
Crossref — issued by Crossref (member 25296); held here as a copy
Created Date
issueDate
2026-09-12
relatedIdentifiersnone needed — the descriptive metadata is in this record

The record

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            "doi": "10.1007/bf03326040",
            "unstructured": "Adams, R. H., Guzmán-Osorio, F. J., & Zavala, C. J. (2008). Water repellency in oil contaminated sandy andclayey soils. International Journal of Environmental Science andTechnology, 5(4), 445-454. ["
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            "unstructured": "Akana, T. S. George, G.C. and Oki, O.A.( 2002): Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment in Some Towns of Yenagoa, South-South Nigeria, Science and Technology 6: 15-23"
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            "key": "ref4",
            "doi": "10.17491/jgsi/1987/290112",
            "unstructured": "Aller, L. Bennet, T. Hehr, J. H.Petty, R. J. and Hackett, G. (1987): DRASTIC: A standardized system for evaluation groundwater pollution potential using hydrogeologic settings. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Ada. Ok, EPA, 455"
        },
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            "key": "ref5",
            "doi": "10.1016/j.apgeog.2003.08.007",
            "unstructured": "Al-Adamat, R.A.N, Foster, I.D.L. and Baban, S.M.J. (2003): Groundwater vulnerability and risk mapping for the Basaltic aquifer of the Azraq basin of Jordan using GIS, remote sensing and DRASTIC. ApplGeogr 23:303–324"
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            "key": "ref6",
            "doi": "10.5539/eer.v3n1p125",
            "unstructured": "Amadi, A. N., and Nwankwoala, H. O. (2013). Evaluation of Heavy Metal in Soils FromEnyimba Dumpsite in Aba, Southeastern Nigeria Using Contamination Factor and Geo-Accumulation Index. Energy and Environment Research, 3(1), 125–134"
        },
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            "key": "ref7",
            "doi": "10.1007/s00254-006-0219-z",
            "unstructured": "Baalousha, H. (2003): Vulnerability assessment for the Gaza Strip, Palestine usingDRASTIC. EnvGeol 50:405–414"
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            "key": "ref8",
            "unstructured": "Etu-Efeotor, J.O.(1981): Preliminary hydrogeochemical investigation of subsurface waters in parts of the Niger Delta. J. Min. Geol. 18(1):103–105"
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            "key": "ref9",
            "unstructured": "Etu-Efeotor, J. O. and Akpokodje, E. G. (1990): Aquifer Systems of the Niger Delta. Journal of Mining Geology, (26) (2): 28-36"
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            "doi": "10.1007/s10661-007-0102-8",
            "unstructured": "Karbassi, A. R., Monavari, S. M., Nabi-Bidhendi, G. R., Nouri, J., &Nematpour, K. (2008).Metal pollution assessment of sediment and water in the Shur River. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 147(2), 107-116"
        },
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            "key": "ref11",
            "doi": "10.1007/s00254-003-0803-4",
            "unstructured": "Lee, S. (2003): Evaluation of waste disposal site using the DRASTIC system isouthern Korea. EnvGeol 44:654–664"
        },
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            "key": "ref12",
            "unstructured": "Ngah, S. A. (2002). Patterns of groundwater chemistry in parts of the Niger Delta.38th Annual International Conference of Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, Abstract, 39p"
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            "key": "ref13",
            "unstructured": "Nwankwoala, H. O.,&Mmom, P. C. (2007).Towards sustainable management of Groundwater in the greater Port Harcourt metropolis.A paper presented at the15th annual conference of the Nigerian Environmental Society, held at the hotel presidential, Port Harcourt"
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            "key": "ref14",
            "unstructured": "Nwankwoala, H. O. (2011). Coastal Aquifers of Nigeria: An Overview of its Management and Sustainability Considerations. Journal of Applied Technology in EnvironmentalSanitation, 1(4), 371-380"
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            "key": "ref16",
            "doi": "10.1016/j.apgeog.2007.07.008",
            "unstructured": "Rahman, A. (2008): A GIS based DRASTIC model for assessing groundwater vulnerability in shallow aquifer in Aligarh, India. ApplGeogr 28:32–53"
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            "doi": "10.1306/5d25c0cf-16c1-11d7-8645000102c1865d",
            "unstructured": "Short, K. C and Stauble, A. J. (1967): Outline of Geology of Niger delta: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, 51: 761-779"
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            "unstructured": "Udom, G.J. and Amah, E.A, (2006): Quality status of groundwater in Yenagoa and its environs, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. J. Sci. Indus. Stud. 4(1): 45–51"
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The Kernel Metadata Declaration

DOIMetadataKernel.xsd · namespace http://www.doi.org/2010/DOISchema · Attribute Value Sets 2.3 · draft — the agency's DOI name is filled in on accreditation

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- DRAFT declaration: Smart Scholars is not yet a DOI Registration Agency. registrationAgencyDoiName is a marker (10.0/ is no RA's prefix) and is filled in on accreditation. -->
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