Assessment of groundwater quality and health risks in Ketama region (intrarif), Morocco

Autor: Rachida Elbarghmi, Mohammad Ghalit, Mostapha Abourrich, Soukaina El khalki, Shehdeh Jodeh, Khalil. Azzaoui, Abdellatif Lamhamdi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Environmental Systems Research, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2193-2697
DOI: 10.1186/s40068-024-00360-9
Popis: Abstract For many reasons, water from wells and natural springs is still widely used in Morocco. 90 groundwater samples were analyzed to assess the health risks associated with its quality in the Ketama region, including physicochemical analyses such as pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, bicarbonates, and nitrates using standardized methods, as well as bacteriological analyses covering total coliforms, fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli and fecal streptococci utilizing the membrane filtration method. Assessment of groundwater physicochemical quality showed that 13.41% of samples had nitrate concentrations exceeding the maximum value set by the World Health Organization (45 mg/ L). In comparison, 12.16% of samples were slightly acidic (pH
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