GIS and Index-Based Methods for Assessing the Human Health Risk and Characterizing the Groundwater Quality of a Coastal Aquifer

Foufou, Atif; Haied, Nadjib; Azlaoui, Mohamed; Khadri, Samira; Boussaid, Adel; Kechiched, Rabah

doi:10.12912/27197050/171444

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GIS and Index-Based Methods for Assessing the Human Health Risk and Characterizing the Groundwater Quality of a Coastal Aquifer

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Foufou Atif , Haied Nadjib , Azlaoui Mohamed , Khadri Samira , Boussaid Adel , Kechiched Rabah

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10.12912/27197050/171444

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The massive dune aquifer of Bouteldja is one of the most exploited aquifers in Algeria; as a result, its piezometric level has declined. Such pressure on the dune aquifer, in addition to its moderate-to-severe vulnerability to pollution, may lead to deterioration of groundwater quality. This study is intended to assess the quality of aquifer groundwater for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes, and also to evaluate health risks. To this end, we analyzed data of 16 physicochemical parameters collected from 25 groundwater samples. Using the Durov diagram, principal component analysis (PCA), and Pearson’s correlation matrix, we found that most major ions show similar origins related to ion exchange and the proximity of the sea. Our results showed that, overall, the groundwater intended for drinking purposes was of good or excellent quality over most the aquifer, where the majority of wells are located. However, the groundwater is mostly unsuitable for irrigation purposes according to the Kelly index (KI), percentage of sodium (Na %), magnesium hazard (MH), and irrigation water quality index (IWQI). Further, calculations of corrosivity ratios (CRs) indicated that the groundwater is unsuitable for industrial uses. Finally, a health risk assessment of iron heavy metal related to the hazard index (HI) for both ingestion and dermal exposure in children and adults showed negligible-to-low risk from iron exposure.

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massive dune aquifer groundwater quality principal component analysis health risk assessment hazard index iron heavy metal

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Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej
Lublin University of Technology
WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe

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Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology

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2023

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Vol. 24, iss. 8

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36--53

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Bibliogr. 64 poz., rys., tab.

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Foufou Atif

at.foufou@univ-djelfa.dz

Earth and Universe Sciences Department, Ziane Achour University of Djelfa, Djelfa 17000, PO Box 3117, Algeria

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4892-7599

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Haied Nadjib

Earth and Universe Sciences Department, Ziane Achour University of Djelfa, Djelfa 17000, PO Box 3117, Algeria

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2705-4987

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Azlaoui Mohamed

Department of Hydraulic, Ziane Achour University of Djelfa, Djelfa 17000, PO Box 3117, Algeria

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0075-1348

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Khadri Samira

Biological Sciences Department, Ziane Achour University of Djelfa, Djelfa 17000, PO Box 3117, Algeria

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4971-718X

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Boussaid Adel

Earth and Universe Sciences Department, Ziane Achour University of Djelfa, Djelfa 17000, PO Box 3117, Algeria

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9393-093X

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Kechiched Rabah

Laboratoire des Réservoirs Souterrains: Pétroliers, Gaziers et Aquifères, Université de Ouargla, BP 30000, Algeria

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4729-7126

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