Groundwater Quality Investigation Using Multivariate Analysis — Case Study: Western Nile Delta Aquifer, Egypt

Armanuos, Asaad M.; Negm, Abdelazim M.; Saavedra, Oliver

doi:10.7763/ijesd.2016.v7.732

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“…A study conducted at the same area, showed high concentration of trace elements including iron and manganese (36) . Other study showed that water was generally of good quality, at most parts of the studied area (45) . The concentration of chromium, cadmium, lead and zinc were all within the permissible limits of drinking water quality (30) .…”

Section: Groundwater Contaminantsmentioning

confidence: 78%

Groundwater in Egypt Issue: Resources, Location, Amount, Contamination, Protection, Renewal, Future Overview

2016

Egypt. J. Chem.

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HE PRESENT review is concerning with the groundwater issue in Egypt. Groundwater is one of the most important resources of water in Egypt. It ranks as the second source after the Nile River. In addition, there are different groundwater aquifers with variable importance for exploitation in the Nile river region. They are ranging from shallow local aquifers, recharged by rainfall, to deep nonreplenishable aquifers. The first comprises groundwater in the Nile Valley and Delta system. The second aquifer category is the nonrenewable type, which is located in the "Western Desert-Nubian Sandstone Aquifer". Non-renewable groundwater exploitation is estimated at a rate of 1.65 Billion m 3 /year (BCM/year). It is mainly concentrated at the Western Desert Oases with 0.5 BCM/yr. On the other side, the amount of groundwater abstractions in Delta, Sinai and New Valley are about 5.1 BCM/yr. It is estimated that about 200,000 BCM of fresh water are stored in the New Valley's Oasis aquifer only. The water is at the depth of 60-100 m around the area of East-Oweinat. In Sinai, groundwater is mainly encountered in three different waterbearing aquifers. Further information concerning groundwater issue in Egypt, locations, origin, amount, quality and quantities, contamination, natural aquifer treatment, protection, uses, future overview and conclusion are included and discussed in details in this review.

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Section: Groundwater Contaminantsmentioning

confidence: 78%

Groundwater in Egypt Issue: Resources, Location, Amount, Contamination, Protection, Renewal, Future Overview

2016

Egypt. J. Chem.

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“…The spatial analysis extension of GIS enables the interpolation of observed groundwater quality parameters to create a concentration map of water quality parameters for the entire area. Armanuos et al (2016) utilized GIS along with multivariate statistical analysis to investigate groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation in the Western Nile Delta of Egypt. El-Zeiny and Elbeih (2019) estimated the WQI to evaluate groundwater quality in Dakhla Oasis, Egypt, for drinking purposes according to Egyptian and WHO standards.…”

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Assessment of groundwater suitability for different activities in Toshka district, south Egypt

Aly,

Fayad,

Abd Elhamid

2024

Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering

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Globally, groundwater has globally emerged as a crucial freshwater source for domestic, irrigation, and industrial needs. The evaluation of groundwater quality in the Toshka region is imperative to ensure its suitability for the extensive agricultural and industrial activities underway in this promising, groundwater-dependent development area. This is particularly significant as Egypt increasingly relies on groundwater reserves to address freshwater deficits and to implement mega-development projects in barren lands. In this study, fifty-two samples were collected from the recently drilled wells tapping into the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer (NSA) in the Toshka region. Groundwater quality was assessed through hydrochemical analysis, Piper diagram, and various indicators such as Na%, SAR, RSC, KR, MH and PI. The hydrochemical analysis revealed improved groundwater quality characteristics, attributed to continuous recharge from Lake Nasser. The Piper diagram categorised most of the water samples as "secondary salinity" water type. Almost all wells proved suitable for irrigation with only two wells unsuitable based on MH values and six wells based on KR values. Considering Total Hardness (TH) values, all samples were classified as "Soft", indicating their suitability for domestic and industrial purposes. Water Quality Index (WQI) results concluded that all samples met WHO and FAO guidelines for drinking and irrigation, respectively. Spatial distribution maps, constructed using GIS, facilitate the interpretation of the results. Regular monitoring of quality parameters is essential to detect any deviation from permissible limits.

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“…Many studies were carried out on groundwater quality evaluation and hydrochemical characterization (Brindha et al 2014;Sajil Kumar et al 2014;Wu et al 2014Wu et al , 2015Bouzourra et al 2015;Vetrimurugan and Elango 2015;Li et al 2016). In addition, many researchers in Egypt have focused on groundwater resources in terms of quality (Masoud 2014;Armanuos et al 2016;Negm and Armanuos 2017;El-Rawy et al 2019;Salem et al 2019;Ding et al 2020;Hegazy et al 2020;Mansour 2020;El-Kholy et al 2022).…”

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Groundwater quality assessment along the West of New Damietta Coastal City of Egypt using an integrated geophysical and hydrochemical approaches

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Recently, the groundwater became very important source for the Egyptian water balance. Therefore, assessing its quality and quantity is necessary before initiating any developmental plans using this resource. In this research, a new operated power plant, which is located in the coastal area of West New Damietta City, north-east of Egypt was designed to work using the coastal groundwater aquifer. Therefore, an integrated approaches of both geophysical methods and hydrochemical analysis were applied to identify the subsurface lithology, the water-bearing layers and determine the potential use of such coastal groundwater. Therefore, a total of seventeen vertical electrical soundings (VES) and five time-domain electromagnetic soundings (TEM) were performed. Moreover, groundwater samples were collected from seven existing wells to be analyzed for water quality assessment. The geophysical results identified five geoelectric layers. The first geoelectric layer has a resistivity of 1–7.9 Ω m and a thickness range of 7–9 m. The second layer has a resistivity of 0.9–4.4 Ω m and a thickness range of 7–8 m. The third layer is 10–21 m thick with a resistivity value of 0.5–2 Ω m. The fourth layer, which is thicker (29 to 42 m), has a resistivity of 0.7–3 Ω m, while the last layer has a resistivity of 1.7–9 Ω m. According to the hydrochemical analysis, the aquifer is dominated by Na–Cl water type. The brackish nature of the water is revealed by the TDS range of 7035 mg/l to 7735 mg/l. The results collected demonstrate the groundwater's quantity and quality availability for the power plant’s sustainable use.

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Groundwater Quality Investigation Using Multivariate Analysis — Case Study: Western Nile Delta Aquifer, Egypt

Cited by 18 publications

References 4 publications

Groundwater in Egypt Issue: Resources, Location, Amount, Contamination, Protection, Renewal, Future Overview

Groundwater in Egypt Issue: Resources, Location, Amount, Contamination, Protection, Renewal, Future Overview

Assessment of groundwater suitability for different activities in Toshka district, south Egypt

Groundwater quality assessment along the West of New Damietta Coastal City of Egypt using an integrated geophysical and hydrochemical approaches

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