Hydrogeochemistry and Quality Assessment for the Groundwater of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer of the Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt
I.H., H., H.M., H., M.N., S., A.A., E., R.M., A. (2011). Hydrogeochemistry and Quality Assessment for the Groundwater of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer of the Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 32(OCTOBER- DECEMBER), 498-514. doi: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2011.2712
Himida, I.H.; Holial, H.M.; Shaaban, M.N.; El-Fiky, A.A.; Abd El-Latif, R.M.. "Hydrogeochemistry and Quality Assessment for the Groundwater of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer of the Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 32, OCTOBER- DECEMBER, 2011, 498-514. doi: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2011.2712
I.H., H., H.M., H., M.N., S., A.A., E., R.M., A. (2011). 'Hydrogeochemistry and Quality Assessment for the Groundwater of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer of the Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 32(OCTOBER- DECEMBER), pp. 498-514. doi: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2011.2712
I.H., H., H.M., H., M.N., S., A.A., E., R.M., A. Hydrogeochemistry and Quality Assessment for the Groundwater of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer of the Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2011; 32(OCTOBER- DECEMBER): 498-514. doi: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2011.2712

Hydrogeochemistry and Quality Assessment for the Groundwater of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer of the Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

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Article 13, Volume 32, OCTOBER- DECEMBER - Serial Number 4, December 2011, Page 498-514  XML PDF (717.36 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2011.2712
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Authors
Himida, I.H.1; Holial, H.M.2; Shaaban, M.N.2; El-Fiky, A.A.3; Abd El-Latif, R.M.1
1Dept of Hydrology, Desert Research Center, Egypt
2Dept of Geology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt
3Dept of Environmental, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt
Abstract
Groundwater is considered as one of the most important natural resources, on which a complete dependence for all human consumption, industrial and agricultural activities in El-Bahariya Oasis. Unfortunately, the increased reliance on groundwater resources without any scientific pre-plans has caused some negative hydrogeological impacts such as: rapid decline in groundwater potentiometric levels and groundwater salinization. The hydrogeochemical aspects of El-Bahariya Oasis are thoroughly evaluated in the present work based on chemical analysis of 59 groundwater samples, representing the main aquifer system (Nubian Sandstone Aquifer). Most of water wells drilled in the study area range from 600 to 1200 m in depth. The groundwaters from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer in El-Bahariya Oasis have mixed types of mineralization, i.e., pure meteoric water that vertically infiltrated and settled in the aquifer materials during the past Pluvial times and those affected through groundwater flow by relics of marine water. It has
been found that the majority of the groundwater samples of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer of El-Bahariya Oasis is suitable for drinking, domestic uses, irrigation, livestock and poultry and some industrial purposes.
Keywords
Keywords: Nubian Sandstone Aquifer– Bahariya Oasis – Hydrogeochemistry; Quality assessment- Egypt
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