ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Hydrochemical Assessment of Albian Waters of
Southern Algeria Using Water Quality Indices
1
Water Engineering Department, Institute of Technology. University of Akli Mohand Oulhadj, Bouira, 10000, Algeria
2
Industrial Chemical Technology Department, Institute of Technology. University of Akli Mohand Oulhadj, Bouira,
10000, Algeria
3
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Science and Applied Science. University of Akli Mohand Oulhadj, Bouira,
10000, Algeria
4
Department of Hydraulic, Faculty of Science. University of Mohamed Boudiaf, M’sila, 28000, Algeria
Submission date: 2024-05-21
Final revision date: 2024-07-09
Acceptance date: 2024-08-03
Online publication date: 2025-01-24
Corresponding author
Hakim Djafer Khodja
Water Engineering Department, Institute of Technology. University of Akli Mohand Oulhadj, Bouira, 10000, Algeria
Water Engineering Department, Institute of Technology. University of Akli Mohand Oulhadj, Bouira, 10000, Algeria
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ABSTRACT
In Algeria, water is a fundamentally worrying resource. Demographic, urban, and economic
development has led to a considerable increase in water needs, the majority of which is used for
agriculture.
The aim of the present paper is to study the quality of water from nine boreholes in the region of Ouled Djellal of the Alebian aquifer which extends from the southeast of Algeria, through south Tunisia, and to the west of Libya, and evaluate its suitability for water supply and irrigation based on the physico-chemical analysis of samples taken from these boreholes and improved by d index calculation. According to the results of the water analysis using the different methods, it can be said that the water in the continental interlayer aquifer has a low quality compared to standards. This concerns more particularly pH, conductivity, total hardness as well as the concentration of major elements.
To adapt the quality of water of the studied boreholes to standards, preliminary and secondary treatment is necessary.
The aim of the present paper is to study the quality of water from nine boreholes in the region of Ouled Djellal of the Alebian aquifer which extends from the southeast of Algeria, through south Tunisia, and to the west of Libya, and evaluate its suitability for water supply and irrigation based on the physico-chemical analysis of samples taken from these boreholes and improved by d index calculation. According to the results of the water analysis using the different methods, it can be said that the water in the continental interlayer aquifer has a low quality compared to standards. This concerns more particularly pH, conductivity, total hardness as well as the concentration of major elements.
To adapt the quality of water of the studied boreholes to standards, preliminary and secondary treatment is necessary.
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