@article{fdi:010070362,
  title = {{E}ffect of saltwater intrusion due to over-exploitation and earthquakes on mineralization processes of spring waters over the {M}assif {B}okkoya (central {R}if, {M}orocco)},
  author = {{G}haribi, {E}. and {G}halit, {M}. and {T}aupin, {J}ean-{D}enis and {L}amhamdi, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he study focuses on the monitoring of physicochemical parameters and major chemical elements of six springs and wells during two seasons. {W}aters from the coastal karst aquifer {M}assif {B}okkoya {A}l-{H}oceima were analyzed for their chemical quality, and their state of anthropogenic and/or natural contamination was quantified. {T}he waters are highly mineralized and marked by a chloride-sodium or sodium-sulfate facies mainly linked to a process of marine intrusion and dissolution of evaporitic minerals included in the on-site rocks. {T}his mineralization of marine origin is partly due to the intensive exploitation of groundwater but also to landslides in relationship with earthquakes, that are known in the area, and which accelerate the phenomenon of saltwater intrusion. {T}he salinity shows levels {C}3 and {C}4 in a {W}ilcox diagram and waters were qualified as very hard. {T}he comparison with quality standards shows that most of the water is not suitable for consumption, especially because of high levels of electrical conductivity ({EC}), total dissolved solids ({TDS}), and {C}l- related to marine intrusion, together with the urban pollution factor which increases the content of {NO}3-.},
  keywords = {contamination ; hydrochemistry ; limestone {B}okkoya ; marine intrusion ; spring water ; {MAROC} ; {RIF} {CENTRAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {W}ater {S}upply {R}esearch and {T}echnology : {A}qua},
  volume = {66},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {279--286},
  ISSN = {0003-7214},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.2166/aqua.2017.112},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070362},
}