Surface water is subject to strong anthropogenic pressures caused by the development and extension of agricultural activities and also by industrial and domestic activities. Pollution is a serious problem for the environment due to discharges dumped into rivers and excessive use of agricultural fertilizers and discharges from urban and industrial sources. The objective of this study is to assess the quality and state of organic pollution in surface water in Upper Moulouya based on the water quality index (WQI) and the organic pollution index (IPO) during three sampling campaigns carried out between March and August of 2014. Ten stations were studied along the Moulouya and Ansegmir wadis up to the Hassan II dam. The results are visualized through the use of GIS through the production of thematic maps. They revealed that the majority of stations indicate excellent water quality and show no organic pollution with the exception of Boumia (M5) and Zaida (M6) stations which respectively have poor quality water and low pollution. at Boumia and non-drinking water
This study assesses the spatial and temporal physico-chemical quality of the surface waters of Moulouya River based on the global pollution index PI. Several physico-chemical parameters (T°C, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), dissolved Oxygen (DO), BOD5, PO43−, NH4+, SO42− and NO3−) were monitored on 66 samples collected in 2014 during three campaigns at 22 stations from the upper reaches in the Upper Moulouya to its mouth in the Mediterranean. The results show that 86.4% of the stations show no pollution and are mainly located upstream of Moulouya river during the three campaigns of 2014 (March–April, May–June and July–August). However, the Zaida (M6), Missour (M12) and Gercif (M16) stations have polluted waters related to the very high levels of ammonium, nitrates, sulphates, phosphates and DBO5, which exceed Moroccan standards and would be related to the anthropogenic impact of agricultural fertilizers and urban and industrial wastes.
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