Groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural use in Tebessa watershed (Northeastern of Algeria)
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Groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural use in Tebessa watershed (Northeastern of Algeria)
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The study of the water quality in the alluvial aquifer of Tebessa basin is necessary to perform an assessment of the hydrogeochemical quality, their uses and the origin of their pollutant. Thus, a thorough understanding of aquifer behaviour and water mineralization origin using geochemical tools can lead to relevant information regarding mineralisation processes, groundwater chemistry, and their uses. The results show that groundwater is saline with a dominant chemical facies “Magnesium Sulfate”. The relationships established between the concentrations in major elements allowed a better characterization of the waters of the studied aquifer, in particular the mode of acquisition of the mineralization. The latter is mainly caused by the evaporitic minerals (gypsum, anhydrite and halite) which are under-saturated and can dissolve further, thus causing the increase of the overall concentration. While carbonate minerals are supersaturated and tend to precipitate. The evolution of nitrate levels shows a deterioration of the natural state of the groundwater by a pollution linked to the agricultural activity by the excessive use of the fertilizers. Despite this chemical diversity, water is generally suitable for human consumption, with the exception of wells located near farms. Also over than 50% of samples are suitable for irrigation use.
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