eng Science and Education Publishing World Journal of Environmental Engineering 2372-3084 2017-12-13 5 1 7 16 10.12691/wjee-5-1-2 WJEE2017512 article Amadu Casmed Charles camadudu@uds.edu.gh 1 Foli Gordon 2 Abanyie Samuel 2 Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, University for Development Studies (UDS), Navrongo, Ghana Department of Geological Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana In this paper, information on fracture characteristics in representatively selected sites in the Togo Structural Units (TSU) and Dahomeyan Formation in southeastern Ghana is presented. The study area is locatedat the south most edge of the Pan-African Dahomeyide belt, characterised by intense fracturing. Linear and circular scanline mappings, structural geological mapping, and laboratory investigations of rock samples collected from Site 1 (within the TSU), and Site 2 (within the Dahomeyan Formation) were carried out. A total of 1128 fractures were surveyed along a total length of 238 m of scanline at Site 1, and 629 fractures along a total of 156.0 m at Site 2. Fourteen and thirteen circular scanlines were surveyed at Site 1and Site 2 respectively. Statistical analysis of fracture data from the two study sites, and comparing the mean fracture spacing to International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) indicated a close to moderate fracture spacing for the two sites. However, fracturing is more intense in the TSU than the Dahomeyan formation, probably due to the nature of the major rock types, and difference in thickness of the two stratigraphic units. Micro-structural investigation on rock samples also showed mineral grains in the rocks of the TSU are more deformed compared to those of the Dahomeyan. Implications are that, potential for fluid flow and contaminants resulting from waste disposal could travel faster and for wider distances within Site 1 than in Site 2. Site 2 thus, could be a better choice for waste disposal site selection compared to Site 1due to its lesser fractured nature, and the fact that, the Dahomeyan already has natural groundwater quality problems. http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjee/5/1/2/wjee-5-1-2.pdf waste disposal site selection environmental hydrogeology Accra-Tema area (Ghana)