| Autor: |
Heiß, Laura, Bouchaou, Lhoussaine, Reichert, Barbara |
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Grundwasser; Mar2018, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p17-28, 12p |
| Abstrakt: |
In the Kerdous Inlier, groundwater is the only source of drinking and irrigation water and sustainable management requires an understanding of the hydrogeological setting. In the lower Ait Mansour study site, the main aquifer is represented by a karstified and fractured sequence of Infra and Lower Cambrian carbonates. In the Ameln study site, fractured Neoproterozoic quartzites of the Jebel Lkest build the main aquifer. Isotopic signatures of groundwater indicated direct groundwater recharge in both study sites. In the Ait Mansour study site, isotopic composition implied recharge at high altitudes and groundwater flow in the SE direction. Two major flow paths were identified in the Ameln study site: a shallow and rapid movement until spring discharge at the hill slopes and another deeper one into the Ameln Valley. Hydrochemical facies at both study sites were of Ca-Mg-HCO3 type and derived from dolomite and plagioclase weathering. Increased NO3-, SO42-, and Cl− concentrations in groundwater indicated an anthropogenic influence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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