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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 150, 2020
The Seventh International Congress “Water, Waste and Environment” (EDE7-2019)
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| Article Number | 01006 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| Section | Natural Resources Management | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202015001006 | |
| Published online | 12 February 2020 | |
Comparative Study of Groundwater Pollution of M’nasra and Sfafaa zones (Gharb, Morocco) by Nitrates
1 Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), Rabat Morocco
2 Laboratory of Spectroscopy, Molecular Modeling, Materials, Nanomaterials, Waters and Environment, CERNE2D, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat
3 Laboratory of Applied Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohamed First Oujda 60000, Morocco
4 Scientific Institute, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
* Corresponding author: najibelkhodrani@gmail.com
The quality of water resources in Morocco is degraded by pollution from agriculture, industry and urbanization. In this work we have realized a comparative study of two groundwater pollution zones: M’nasra (Kenitra) and Sfafaa (Sidi Slimane). In general, the results of this study showed that most water wells are strongly mineralized as the conductivity far exceeds the standard of drinking water. Sodium chloride (NaCl) concentration is between 33.9 and 1184.6 mg / l and shows some of the wells are loaded with salts. The pH is generally basic in all wells. Pollution by nitrates two regions showed that the ground water is strongly affected M’nasra zone terms of the permeability of the soil of the city. The concentration of nitrate can reach high values compared to the results obtained on the ground water at Sfafaa zone whose nitrate concentrations around 20 mg/l. Further pollution of groundwater in the two regions of the shows values of organic matters that go far beyond the standards of drinking.
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