Geochemistry of the Groundwater of the Temara Aquifer (North-West Morocco)
Water is a major strategic issue and a key factor in sustainable development for all countries around the world. In Morocco, groundwater has a major importance in the national economic policy. For this reason, sustainable water resources management programs are periodically installed to prevent the...
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| author | Mariam Taazzouzte Imane Haidara Abdessamad Ghafiri Hassan Lemacha Saida El Moutaki |
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| description | Water is a major strategic issue and a key factor in sustainable development for all countries around the world.
In Morocco, groundwater has a major importance in the national economic policy. For this reason, sustainable water resources management programs are periodically installed to prevent their qualitative and quantitative degradation, which conditions future development and is part of the research strategy to optimize and mitigate environmental problems.
The Temara water table, which extends over nearly 350 km2 is part of these water resources that must be preserved. This issue is of increasing concern to researchers and decision makers in the field of water resources management.
The hydrochemical study carried out on 48 samples taken in the study area during a sampling campaign carried out during the low water period showed that the water table has facies of chloride and sulphate calcic and magnesian type according to the Piper diagram (1944). While the classification diagrams of Wilcox (1955) and Richards (1954) waters revealed the suitability of these waters for irrigation except for some points that present high contents of Nitrate (NO3-), Magnesium (Mg2+), Sulphate (SO42-) and Chloride (Cl-), linked to both the lithological nature of the enclosing formations and the effect of the agricultural activity which induces the phenomenon of return of irrigation water loaded with salts from the fertilizers used, towards the water table. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-697f6fa34dab4acfa83c7b8f86ee05712023-07-10T09:58:24ZengPolish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE)Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology2719-70502023-08-01246153210.12912/27197050/165988165988Geochemistry of the Groundwater of the Temara Aquifer (North-West Morocco)Mariam Taazzouzte0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8505-0220Imane Haidara1https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0612-4939Abdessamad Ghafiri2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6387-8724Hassan Lemacha3https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9134-2475Saida El Moutaki4https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5622-3738Department of Geology, Ben M’sik Faculty of Sciences, Hassan II University, Casablanca 20000, MoroccoDepartment of Geology, Ben M’sik Faculty of Sciences, Hassan II University, Casablanca 20000, MoroccoDepartment of Geology, Ben M’sik Faculty of Sciences, Hassan II University, Casablanca 20000, MoroccoDepartment of Geology Biology Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS - Hassan II University, Casablanca 20000, MoroccoDepartment of Geology, Ben M’sik Faculty of Sciences, Hassan II University, Casablanca 20000, MoroccoWater is a major strategic issue and a key factor in sustainable development for all countries around the world. In Morocco, groundwater has a major importance in the national economic policy. For this reason, sustainable water resources management programs are periodically installed to prevent their qualitative and quantitative degradation, which conditions future development and is part of the research strategy to optimize and mitigate environmental problems. The Temara water table, which extends over nearly 350 km2 is part of these water resources that must be preserved. This issue is of increasing concern to researchers and decision makers in the field of water resources management. The hydrochemical study carried out on 48 samples taken in the study area during a sampling campaign carried out during the low water period showed that the water table has facies of chloride and sulphate calcic and magnesian type according to the Piper diagram (1944). While the classification diagrams of Wilcox (1955) and Richards (1954) waters revealed the suitability of these waters for irrigation except for some points that present high contents of Nitrate (NO3-), Magnesium (Mg2+), Sulphate (SO42-) and Chloride (Cl-), linked to both the lithological nature of the enclosing formations and the effect of the agricultural activity which induces the phenomenon of return of irrigation water loaded with salts from the fertilizers used, towards the water table.http://www.ecoeet.com/Geochemistry-of-the-Groundwater-of-the-Temara-Aquifer-North-West-Morocco-,165988,0,2.htmlwilcox diagramgroundwaterpiper diagramrichards diagramhydrogeochemical analysis |
| spellingShingle | Mariam Taazzouzte Imane Haidara Abdessamad Ghafiri Hassan Lemacha Saida El Moutaki Geochemistry of the Groundwater of the Temara Aquifer (North-West Morocco) Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology wilcox diagram groundwater piper diagram richards diagram hydrogeochemical analysis |
| title | Geochemistry of the Groundwater of the Temara Aquifer (North-West Morocco) |
| title_full | Geochemistry of the Groundwater of the Temara Aquifer (North-West Morocco) |
| title_fullStr | Geochemistry of the Groundwater of the Temara Aquifer (North-West Morocco) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geochemistry of the Groundwater of the Temara Aquifer (North-West Morocco) |
| title_short | Geochemistry of the Groundwater of the Temara Aquifer (North-West Morocco) |
| title_sort | geochemistry of the groundwater of the temara aquifer north west morocco |
| topic | wilcox diagram groundwater piper diagram richards diagram hydrogeochemical analysis |
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