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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 364, 2023
The 3ʳᵈ Edition of Oriental Days for the Environment “Green Lab. Solution for Sustainable Development” (JOE3)
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Article Number | 01004 | |
Number of page(s) | 5 | |
Section | Natural & Environmental Resources | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202336401004 | |
Published online | 23 January 2023 |
Study of groundwater pollution of irrigated Ain Zohra commune (North-eastern Morocco) by nitrates using GIS. Understanding the Climate–Water–Energy–Food Nexus and the Transition Towards a Circular Economy: The Case of Morocco
1 Laboratory OLMAN-BPGE, Multidisciplinary Faculty of Nador, Mohamed First University – Oujda, 62700 Nador, Morocco
2 Geoengineering and Environment Laboratory, Research Group “Water Sciences and Environment Engineering”, Geology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Presidency, Marjane 2, Meknes BP 298, Morocco
3 Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
4 Laboratory of Water and Environmental Management Unit, National School of Applied Sciences El Houceima, Abdelmalek Essaadi University- Tangier, 32003 Al Houceima, Morocco
5 Research Team: Biology, Environment and Health, Department of Biology, Errachidia Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Moulay Ismaïl, Meknes 50000, Morocco
6 Marchica Observatory · Department of Sustainable Development, Direction of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
* Corresponding author: chahban.mohamed3@gmail.com
The contamination of Morocco’s water resources comes from three sources as like agriculture, industry, and urbanization. Within this project’s scope, we investigated groundwater contamination in the suburban community of Ain Zohra (located in the Mediterranean zone, Driouch province, eastern part of Morocco). The Zohra area is limited in east part by the rural municipality of Ain Zohra, in the north part by Driouch city and in the southern and western parts is bounded by the Boubker rural municipality. In July 2021, 21 samples were taken from the field (20 wells and 1 spring). In general, the results of this study showed that some water wells are highly mineralized as the conductivity is far above the drinking water standard. Every well’s pH is basic. Nitrate contamination in two places shows that the permeability of city soil affects the groundwater. The nitrate content might be higher than groundwater, which has 200 mg/l. In certain wells, groundwater contamination has raised organic matter levels above drinking water regulations. The water quality maps of some parameters were obtained based on application of Geographic Information System (GIS) for the study area.
Key words: pH / Nitrate / Conductivity / Ain Zohra / Groundwater / GIS
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