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Assessment of groundwater quality and its recharge mechanisms using hydrogeochemical and isotopic data in the Tafilalet plain (south-eastern Morocco) by Anas El Ouali; Allal Roubil; Abderrahim Lahrach; Fouad Moudden; Zakaria Ouzerbane; Othmane Hammani; Abdellah El Hmaidi is a Earth and Planetary Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Assessment of groundwater quality and its recharge mechanisms using hydrogeochemical and isotopic data in the Tafilalet plain (south-eastern Morocco) about?
The Tafilalet plain in south-eastern Morocco is characterized by two main economic activities -agriculture and tourism-supported by water from the Quaternary aquifer. This aquifer is under increasing pressure due to low annual rainfall (71.5 mm/ year) and intense agricultural activities. Consequently, identifying groundwater recharge mechanisms and assessing their quality is essential for efficient management and sustainable socioeconomic development. This study aims to define the hydrogeochemical and isotopic characteristics and assess groundwater quality and recharge mechanisms in this area. The methodology consists of an investigation coupled with multivariate statistical analysis and combining hydrogeological, hydrogeochemical, and isotopic hydrology data. Results show that the main water types in the study area are sodium chloride and calcium magnesium chloride facies. The groundwater is mainly degraded and highly mineralized. Water shows increasing concentrations of Cl -and Na + due to the evapotranspiration of irrigation water. The isotopic data show average oxygen-18 and deuterium contents of δ 18 O avg = -6.7‰ and δ 2 H avg = -48‰, respectively, with tritium activity varyi
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- Author
- Anas El Ouali; Allal Roubil; Abderrahim Lahrach; Fouad Moudden; Zakaria Ouzerbane; Othmane Hammani; Abdellah El Hmaidi
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)