@article{fdi:010053628,
  title = {{U}nderstanding the origin of salinization of the {P}lio-quaternary eastern coastal aquifer of {C}ap {B}on ({T}unisia) using geochemical and isotope investigations},
  author = {{B}en {H}amouda, {M}. {F}. and {T}arhouni, {J}. and {L}educ, {C}hristian and {Z}ouari, {K}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}s in many other semi-arid regions, the {P}lio-quaternary aquifer of the eastern coast of {C}ap {B}on peninsula ({NE} {T}unisia) shows a parallel increase in overexploitation and mineralization of groundwater resources and so the water quality is deteriorating. {D}ifferent methods using geochemistry (ions {N}a+, {C}l-, {C}a2+, {M}g2+, {B}r-) and stable isotopes ({O}-18, {H}-2) are compared with the hydrodynamic information for identifying the main processes involved in the increase of salinization. {A}long the coast, intrusion of seawater resulting from groundwater overexploitation is identified, but is not the only cause of qualitative degradation: the development of irrigation that induces soil leaching and transfer of fertilizers to groundwater over the whole aquifer extent is another major reason for the increase in salinization. {A} total of 48 groundwater wells were sampled to obtain additional information on the hydrochemical characteristics of the groundwater defined in previous studies.},
  keywords = {{H}ydrogeology ; {G}eochemistry ; {I}sotopes ; {C}oastal aquifer ; {T}unisia},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {E}arth {S}ciences},
  volume = {63},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {889--901},
  ISSN = {1866-6280},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1007/s12665-010-0758-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053628},
}