Study of the influence of the Tebessa region wastewaters on the hydrochemical quality of the alluvial aquifer groundwater’s Tebessa-Ain Chabro (N-E Algeria)
ABSTRACT Along the Algerian-Tunisian border in northeastern Algeria, groundwater is regarded as the primary source of agricultural and drinking water for the local community. This situation is the result of low rainfall and limited surface water. Finding out how wastewater discharges affect the phys...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Revista brasileira de recursos hídricos 2024-01, Vol.29 |
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Zusammenfassung: | ABSTRACT Along the Algerian-Tunisian border in northeastern Algeria, groundwater is regarded as the primary source of agricultural and drinking water for the local community. This situation is the result of low rainfall and limited surface water. Finding out how wastewater discharges affect the physicochemical and bacteriological quality of alluvial groundwater is the objective of this research paper. Thirty-six wells and boreholes were targeted to collect water samples. The analysis results show that the waters ranged from acidic to neutral (6.46 ≤ pH ≤ 8.3), and moderately to highly mineralized (754 μS/cm < C.E < 11680 μS/cm). The main water types, according to the Piper diagram, are calcic bicarbonate (HCO3- Ca2+) and calcic chloride (Cl- Ca2+). Total coliforms and Escherichia Coli were detected in 60 and 100% of the water samples analyzed, respectively. The geospatial data shows that the chemical and bacteriological pollution progresses from upstream to downstream, from Oued El Kebir river in the South East to Oued Chabro River in the North West. The multivariable statistical analysis (Principal Component Analysis and Closer Analysis) highlighted that water mineralization is controlled by three major phenomena, which are water-rock hydrolysis interaction, leaching of geological formations, and influence of anthropogenic activities.
RESUMO Ao longo da fronteira entre a Argélia e a Tunísia, no nordeste do país, as águas subterrâneas são consideradas a principal fonte de água potável e agrícola para a comunidade local. Essa situação é resultado da baixa pluviosidade e da limitação das águas superficiais. O objetivo deste trabalho de pesquisa é descobrir como as descargas de águas residuais afetam a qualidade físico-química e bacteriológica das águas subterrâneas aluviais. Trinta e seis poços e boreholes foram utilizados para coletar amostras de água. Os resultados da análise mostram que as águas variaram de ácidas a neutras (6,46 ≤ pH ≤ 8,3) e de moderadamente a altamente mineralizadas (754 μS/cm < C.E < 11680 μS/cm). Os principais tipos de água, de acordo com o diagrama de Piper, são bicarbonato cálcico (HCO3- Ca2+) e cloreto cálcico (Cl- Ca2+). Coliformes totais e Escherichia Coli foram detectados em 60 e 100% das amostras de água analisadas, respectivamente. Os dados geoespaciais mostram que a poluição química e bacteriológica progride de montante para jusante, do rio Oued El Kebir, no sudeste, até o rio Oued Chabro, no noroeste. A análise estatística |
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ISSN: | 1414-381X 2318-0331 2318-0331 |
DOI: | 10.1590/2318-0331.292420230134 |