@article{fdi:010074516,
  title = {{G}roundwater hydrochemical characterization and quality assessment in the {G}hriss {P}lain basin, northwest {A}lgeria},
  author = {{B}ekkoussa, {S}. and {B}ekkoussa, {B}. and {T}aupin, {J}ean-{D}enis and {P}atris, {N}icolas and {M}eddi, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} base line study involving analysis of groundwater samples from the {G}hriss {P}lain {P}lio-quaternary aquifer, in northwest {A}lgeria, was carried out to determine the major elements chemistry and to assess the hydrogeochemical processes and water quality for domestic use. {T}he main groundwater facies in the area belong to the {M}g-{HCO}3 and {M}g-{CI} types. {B}ased on {TDS} classification, 44.5% of the analyzed samples belong to fresh water and the remaining 55.5% to brackish water categories. {A} comparison of groundwater quality parameters in relation to {WHO} limits for drinking water shows that the concentrations of {TDS}, {C}l- and {NO}3- exceed the desirable limits in many water samples. {T}he principal component analysis ({PCA}) technique reveals the contribution of {C}l-, {N}a+, {C}a-2(+), {K}+ and {M}g-2(+) in the salinization process and underlines the contamination of the groundwater with {NO}3- in relation to the widespread application of nitrate fertilizers and/or infiltration of untreated urban wastewater. {T}he groundwater quality index ({GWQI}) shows that 70.5% of the water samples fall within the excellent-to-good category, whereas the remaining samples fall in the poor-to-unsuitable for drinking category.},
  keywords = {{G}hriss {P}lio-quaternary aquifer ; groundwater quality ; major ion ; hydrochemistry ; multivariate analysis ; {ALGERIE} ; {GHRISS} {BASSIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {W}ater {S}upply {R}esearch and {T}echnology-{A}qua},
  volume = {67},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {458--466},
  ISSN = {0003-7214},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.2166/aqua.2018.013},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074516},
}