@article{fdi:010094814,
  title = {{I}dentification and evaluation of hydrogeochemical processes in the groundwater environment of {G}rombalia {B}asin, {NE} {T}unisia},
  author = {{B}en {S}aad, {E}. and {B}en {A}laya, {M}. and {T}aupin, {J}ean-{D}enis and {A}bedelkrim, {A}. and {B}en {Z}id, {G}. and {C}haabane, {N}. and {P}atris, {N}icolas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}roundwater plays a dominant role in the eco-environmental protection of arid/semi-arid areas, on which depends human geo-economic development and survival. {R}ecent environmental changes and anthropogenic impact render groundwater severely vulnerable. {G}roundwater in {G}rombalia region, {NE} {T}unisia, is facing a similar situation. {T}his study aims to investigate the hydrogeochemical processes that control the groundwater quality. {V}arious graphical plots and statistical analyses have been carried out using chemical data to deduce a hydrochemical evaluation of both the shallow and deep aquifer based on the ionic constituents, water types, hydrochemical facies and factors controlling groundwater quality. {A}ccording to these methods, it has been demonstrated that the high groundwater salinity is due to the water/rock interaction, the effect of the irrigation return flow, the industrial discharges influence and the salted water seepage below {S}ebkhat {E}l {M}aleh. {F}urthermore, the high groundwater salinity (5814 mg/l) observed in coastal fringe is explained by intense agricultural irrigation activities, sea spray aerosols and diffusion from sea salt toward shallow fresh water. {T}hese processes of salinity are justified by the high chloride concentrations, the {HFE}-{D} diagram, the presence of reverse ionic exchange reactions and a sodium chloride facies. {T}he freshwater-saltwater mixture is highly modified by geochemical interactions: precipitation/dissolution phenomena and cation exchange. {O}verall, the findings indicate that the groundwater resources quality of the {G}rombalia {B}asin are highly impacted by natural and anthropogenic constraints and require adequate intervention by decision-makers in terms of management and protection of groundwater resources to ensure their sustainability.},
  keywords = {{G}rombalia groundwater ; {W}ater salinization ; {W}ater/{R}ock interaction ; {I}ndustrial effluents ; {R}eturn flow ; {TUNISIE} ; {GROMBALIA} {BASSIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}dvances in {S}cience, {T}echnology and {I}nnovation},
  numero = {},
  pages = {519--522},
  ISSN = {2522-8714},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1007/978-3-031-51904-8_115},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094814},
}