Geochemistry exploration environment analysis of waters: the case of the basin of the Great Sebkha of Oran
Author(s) -
Nabila Boualla,
A. Benziane,
Karim Aït-Mokhtar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
water science and technology water supply
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.318
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1607-0798
pISSN - 1606-9749
DOI - 10.2166/ws.2017.076
Subject(s) - halite , dolomite , anhydrite , gypsum , aquifer , calcite , mineralization (soil science) , geology , salinity , geochemistry , groundwater , water quality , oceanography , ecology , soil science , soil water , biology , paleontology , geotechnical engineering
Water resources are well economically and environmentally the most valuable for countries affected by aridity. This study is to identify the factors influencing the quality of the waters of the aquifer system of the Great Sebkha of Oran; one area that is already a stress situation. The determination of the origin of the salinity of the waters was approached from an analysis of the chemical type. Waters mineralization is mainly governed by the phenomena of dissolution and precipitation of minerals (calcite, dolomite, anhydrite, gypsum and halite).
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