GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT IN THE M’ZAB VALLEY (SOUTHERN ALGERIA)

Zegait Rachid; Remini Boualem; Bensaha Hocine

Article Details

GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT IN THE M’ZAB VALLEY (SOUTHERN ALGERIA)

Authors:

Zegait Rachid | Remini Boualem | Bensaha Hocine

Publisher:

Université Mohamed Khider de Biskra

Journal:

LARHYSS Journal Vol.18 Issue 4, pp.163-186

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001496309

pISSN:

2602-7828

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Abstract:

 The water pollution risk is considering a topical subject in Algeria and throughout the world, especially in view of the problems of water scarcity and the climate change phenomena The infiltration of untreated urban waste into the subsoil presents a major risk of pollution for groundwater close to the surface and which constitutes an important source of water in arid areas
In the Algerian Sahara, the M'Zab valley has recently experienced a critical health and environmental situation, the latter is due to major urban discharges into nature without any means of protection and preservation and especially at El-Atteuf oasis in the downstream of the M'Zab wadi In this regard, the main objective of this work is to assess the intrinsic vulnerability to pollution of the phreatic aquifer in the M'Zab valley In this work and through several parameters, the vulnerability study was carried out by applying three methods (GOD, DRASTIC and SINTACS) using piezometric observations for 62 wellsThe results are presented in the form of several maps developed by GIS These maps can be considered as a helper tool for planners and managers to improve the environmental situation of the M'Zab valley.

Article Details

GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT IN THE M’ZAB VALLEY (SOUTHERN ALGERIA)

Authors:

Zegait Rachid | Remini Boualem | Bensaha Hocine

Publisher:

Université Mohamed Khider de Biskra

Journal:

LARHYSS Journal Vol.18 Issue 4, pp.163-186

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001496309

pISSN:

2602-7828

Urban discharge

Groundwater pollution

Vulnerability methods

Mapping

Issues

Article Details

GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT IN THE M’ZAB VALLEY (SOUTHERN ALGERIA)

Authors: Zegait Rachid | Remini Boualem | Bensaha Hocine

Publisher: Université Mohamed Khider de Biskra

Journal: LARHYSS Journal Vol.18 Issue 4, pp.163-186

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001496309

pISSN: 2602-7828

Urban discharge

Groundwater pollution

Vulnerability methods

Mapping

Issues

Authors:

Zegait Rachid | Remini Boualem | Bensaha Hocine

Publisher:

Université Mohamed Khider de Biskra

Journal:

LARHYSS Journal Vol.18 Issue 4, pp.163-186

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001496309

pISSN:

2602-7828