Open AccessAssessment of potential contamination of groundwater in abandoned mining region of Ben Taieb, Northeastern Morocco using statistical studies
Author(s) -
Hicham Gueddari,
Mustapha Akodad,
Mourad Baghour,
Abdelmajid Moumen,
Alí Skalli,
Mohamed Chahban,
Ghizlane Azizi,
Hanane Ait Hmeid,
Mustapha Maach,
Riouchi Riouchi,
Yassine El Yousfi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns3.6694
Subject(s) - groundwater , contamination , pollution , environmental chemistry , wastewater , fecal coliform , environmental science , environmental engineering , veterinary medicine , chemistry , zoology , water quality , geology , biology , ecology , medicine , geotechnical engineering
The objective of the study is to raise awareness of the effect of anthropogenic activity on groundwater in the urban area, water samples were collected from 12 wells in the area in April and September 2019. From these samples, pH and conductivity were determined using a pH meter/conductivity meter. From these samples, pH and conductivity were determined using a pH meter/conductivity meter, while heavy metal concentrations (Mn, Fe, Pb, Cu and AL) were determined by atomic analysis and ICP-MS. The study showed that groundwater in the study area is (0.01mg/l 0.05). Bacteriological analyses show that the vast majority of the wells studied in the Ben Taib area harbour high densities of Faeceal coliform (0 to more than 420 CFU/100ml) and Fecal Streptococci (0 to over 25 CFU/100ml). The presence of these high quantities of pathogens, which are indicators of pollution and bacteriological contamination by wastewater, could be due to anthropic activities.