Characterization of groundwater quality destined for drinking water supply of Khenchela City (eastern Algeria)

In spite of the abundance of water resources in the watershed of Khenchela region, the strong urban growth and the expansion of agricultural land resulted in a considerable increase in water needs. This fact exposed groundwater and surface vulnerability to an overlooked growing pollution.

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Main Authors: Benrabah Samia, Attoui Badra, Hannouche Mani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Water and Land Development
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spellingShingle Benrabah Samia
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Hannouche Mani
Characterization of groundwater quality destined for drinking water supply of Khenchela City (eastern Algeria)
Journal of Water and Land Development
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Khenchela
mineralization
quality
well
title Characterization of groundwater quality destined for drinking water supply of Khenchela City (eastern Algeria)
title_full Characterization of groundwater quality destined for drinking water supply of Khenchela City (eastern Algeria)
title_fullStr Characterization of groundwater quality destined for drinking water supply of Khenchela City (eastern Algeria)
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of groundwater quality destined for drinking water supply of Khenchela City (eastern Algeria)
title_short Characterization of groundwater quality destined for drinking water supply of Khenchela City (eastern Algeria)
title_sort characterization of groundwater quality destined for drinking water supply of khenchela city eastern algeria
topic groundwater
Khenchela
mineralization
quality
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