Assessment and Physicochemical Characterization of Groundwater Quality for Irrigation and Drinking Purposes in Bazer Sakhra (Eastern Area of Algeria)

• Autorzy: Bounab Samia , Khemmoudj Kaddour , Sedrati Nassima

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/150696

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Twenty groundwater samples were collected and then examined for physical (pH, EC, TDS) and chemical (Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, HCO₃⁻, Cl⁻, SO₄²⁻, NO₃) parameters, followed by multivariate statistics to determine the current state of groundwater quality and to assess the suitability of these resources for drinking and irrigation purposes in the Baser Sakhra area localized in Eastern of Algeria. The analysis carried out showed that the cations trend in most of the groundwater samples is on the order of Ca²⁺˃Na⁺˃Mg²⁺˃K⁺ and the anions trend is on the order of HCO₃^-˃SO₄^2-˃Cl^-. Stabler diagram demonstrated the predominance of Ca²⁺- HCO₃^- hydro-chemical facies (80%). Moreover, the parameters, such as sodium adsorption ratio, percentage sodium, residual sodium carbonate, permeability index, Kelly’s ratio, potential salinity, and magnesium hazard were evaluated for the suitability of groundwater for irrigation. The values obtained in this investigation concluded that most of the groundwater samples are suitable for irrigation. From the other approach, the Water Quality Index (WQI) for drinking was also used in the current study. WQI ranged from 72.46 to 506.426, indicating that 40% of the samples were suitable for drinking however, 60% of them belong to the poor to unsuitable category of drinking water in terms of physicochemical properties, according to the World Health Organization norms.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

groundwater; drinking water; irrigation water; water quality index; hydrochemical facies

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 23, nr 8
• Strony: 119--132
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 52 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Bounab Samia

• Research Laboratory of Applied Hydraulics and Environment, Faculty of Technology, University of Bejaia 06000 Bejaia, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8981-127X

autor

Khemmoudj Kaddour

• Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Animal Ecophysiolog, Faculty of Life and Nature Sciences, University of Bejaia, 06000 Bejaia, Algeria

autor

Sedrati Nassima

• Water Resource Laboratory & Sustainable Development REDD, Badji Mokhtar University BP. 12, 23000 Annaba, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1248-9566

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