Application of Water Quality Index to Assess the Potability of the Phreatic Aquifer in Ouargla (Algeria)

• Autorzy: Hammad Nabila , Bouselsal Boualem , Boussaada Nawel , Satouh Adel , Lakhdari Alia Sara

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DOI

10.12912/27197050/163122

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Groundwater is essential for sustainable development and drinking water supply in the Saharan regions. This work aims to assess the quality of water for domestic use and the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the phreatic aquifer of the Ouargla. Forty-two (42) wells capturing the phreatic aquifer are sampled and analyzed. The parameters analyzed are pH, EC, TDS, cations and anions. The water’s potability was evaluated using the Water Quality Index (WQI) method, using the main physicochemical parameters that have potential adverse effects on human health. The results obtained show three classes: the poor class (14.29%), the very poor class (19.04%), and the non-potable class (66.67%). The analysis of the Piper and the Gibbs diagrams, the Pearson correlation matrix and the diagrams of relationship between the major elements, as well as the indices of saturation of the main minerals, shows that the groundwater samples were arranged into two groups; Ca-Mg-SO₄ -Cl (38.5%) and Na-Cl (61.5%), the geochemical processes occurring in the aquifer mainly include the dissolution of halite, gypsum, the cation exchange between water and clay minerals and anthropogenic inputs.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Ouargla; WQI; water quality index; phreatic groundwater; mineralisation; Gibbs diagram

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 24, iss. 5
• Strony: 36--45
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 51 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Hammad Nabila

• Sahara Geology Laboratory. Department of Earth and Universe Sciences, University of Ouargla, Ouargla, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9677-8989

autor

Bouselsal Boualem

• Laboratory of Underground Oil, Gas and Aquifer Reservoirs, Department of Earth and Universe Sciences, University of Kasdi Merbah, Route de Ghardaïa, Ouargla, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0993-7954

autor

Boussaada Nawel

• Sahara Geology Laboratory. Department of Earth and Universe Sciences, University of Ouargla, Ouargla, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0505-8313

autor

Satouh Adel

• Sahara Geology Laboratory. Department of Earth and Universe Sciences, University of Ouargla, Ouargla, Algeria

autor

Lakhdari Alia Sara

• Laboratory of Underground Oil, Gas and Aquifer Reservoirs, Department of Earth and Universe Sciences, University of Kasdi Merbah, Route de Ghardaïa, Ouargla, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5491-0267

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).