Hydrogeochemical characterization and groundwater quality assessment in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia

Al-Omran, Abdulrasoul; Mousa, Mohammed Assayed; AlHarbi, Maged M.; Nadeem, Mahmoud

doi:10.1007/s12517-018-3420-y

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“…Pilot studies, workshops, collaboration with national and international organizations to improve researches on crop water management and sustainable date palm production. Indeed, date palm adaptation to arid and salt conditions has led to misunderstandings about the real requirements of this type for optimal production (Dhaouadi et al 2017(Dhaouadi et al , 2020Al-Omran et al 2018).…”

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Irrigation water management for sustainable cultivation of date palm

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Given the aesthetic, cultural, ecological, and economic value of the date agro-system in Southwestern Tunisia, different management and conservation strategies have been warrantee to optimize land productivity sustainably. However, the inefficiency of the adopted management actions resulted in a continuous loss of soil fertility and decreasing fruit quality. Thus, the present paper attempts to evaluate accurately the evolution of the principal factors influencing date palm production and agricultural activities sustainability in the region. Integrated approaches of various irrigation water quality indices and geostatistical analysis coupled with field investigation and farming survey were applied to evaluate the evolution of key parameters influencing the development of date palm sustainably. The obtained results of the research indicate that the progressive land degradation is due to the effects of poorquality of water used for irrigation (EC between 674.4 and 5450 µs/cm, SAR exceeding locally 20 and about 80% of all the samples waters are of undoubtful quality according to the calculated indices), inappropriate irrigation scheduling (physiologic drought that might reach 3 months), traditional basin irrigation technique (decreasing of yield productivity, locally of 0.23, 0.23 and 0.25 kg m−3), an indigenous knowledge (sandy amendment, biologic compost, gravity improved irrigation…..). Also climate variability has leaded to furthermore degradation of crop quality. The degradation of date palm culture will be a great challenge for environmental conservation, food security and socio-economic values of the region unless a reasonable management take place, a flexible strategy based on indigenous knowledge of landowner, and scientific-based outlines with climate risks evaluation. The present paper might be useful to policy makers as a multi-disciplinary research covering most of the important aspects of date palm production.

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“…Potential and development of the Saq aquifer have been studied by different researchers [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. In addition, several studies focused on water quality [16][17][18][19][20][21]. This area needs more research to sustain the Saq aquifer as the main water supply.…”

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Groundwater Quality Patterns and Spatiotemporal Change in Depletion in the Regions of the Arabian Shield and Arabian Shelf

Fallatah

2019

Arab J Sci Eng

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Groundwater quality is a critical issue in arid and semiarid countries, where it is one of the most reliable sources of water on which people depend. Water quality is a vital concern in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as it affects the health of its people, the growth of its agriculture, and its economic development. In this study, the objectives were to: (1) investigate the depletion rate of groundwater storage (GWS) in the study area by using Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data from April 2002 to April 2016 to quantify terrestrial water storage; (2) determine the ionic composition of cations and anions for 24 samples (12 samples from Arabian Shield and 12 from Arabian Shelf in Saudi Arabia); and (3) assess the water quality of the aquifer. The results show a GRACE-derived GWS depletion of − 2 ± 0.13 km 3 /year. Ionic compositions reveal two main groups: group I, with well depths of 144-607 m, and group II, with well depths of 12-150 m. Group I waters (all from the Saq aquifer) appear to be fossil waters, while group II waters (alluvial aquifer) appear to be mixed waters. As illustrated by the use of a Piper diagram, 85% of the samples in Arabian Shelf are characterized as a mixed water of calcium, magnesium, chloride, and sulfate (SO 4). In the Arabian Shield, 50% of the samples are characterized as Ca-Cl waters. Since most of the samples (98%) are from domestic wells used for drinking water and have the potential for radioactivity in the groundwater, it is essential to complete radioactive analysis and confirm acceptable water quality, based on the standards of the Water Health Organization and the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization. Keywords Groundwater quality • Groundwater depletion • Arabian Shield • Arabian Shelf • GRACE • Hydrochemical • Cations • Anions istry of Water and Environment, Tabuk Branch, for their help with analyzing the water quality of the samples that were used in this project.

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“…The mismanagement of oasis land may be evaluated as well by the drainage improvement of irrigation water and by the excess of irrigation water. In fact, the real needs of water for the irrigation of date palms were evaluated according to a number of scientific works, which concluded that the water requirements for a safe and good production of date palms are generally between 12,000 to 18,000 m 3 /ha (Al Omran et al, 2019; Dahoua et al, 2018; Hadj Amor et al, 2019). This sufficient quantity of water depends on various factors like the evapotranspiration rate, the soil type, and drainage system.…”

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Agriculture sustainability in arid lands of southern Tunisia: Ecological impacts of irrigation water quality and human practices*

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Irrigation and Drainage

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Groundwater resources in southwestern Tunisia are facing serious quantity and quality degradation. Given that they are the only source used for oasis irrigation, serious impacts on the soil of the region are expected. Accordingly, the main objective of this study is to evaluate the suitability of the sampled water from the Complex Terminal aquifer for irrigation purposes and to determine the potential impacts of their long-term use within the present agricultural practices on soil properties. The calculated ionic ratios indicate different classes ranging from permissible to unsuitable waters with respect to alkalinity standards (sodium adsorption ratio from 3.68 to 9.34, %Na from 36.7 to 61.2, and rill erodibility from 0.48 to 1.43). Water samples present high values of electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, and potential salinity, about 54.5, 29.4, and 32.2%, respectively, which indicates serious salinity hazard. All the sampled waters may induce corrosion and clogging problems as deduced from the calculated light dynamic penetrometer and total hardness indices. The weighted water quality indices results (Canadian Water Quality Index and the irrigation water quality index) confirm the poor quality of the used irrigation water. The results of this study coupled with field investigations indicate that the cumulative impacts of low water quality and poor agricultural practices have damaged the total oasean ecosystem. K E Y W O R D S agricultural development, Complex Terminal, groundwater quality, land degradation, southern Tunisia oasis Résumé Les ressources en eau souterraine du sud-ouest de la Tunisie sont confrontées à une grave dégradation de la quantité et de la qualité. Étant donné qu'ils sont la seule source utilisée pour l'irrigation des oasis, de graves impacts sur le sol * Durabilité de l'agriculture dans les terres arides du sud de la Tunisie: impacts écologiques de la qualité de l'eau d'irrigation et des pratiques humaines

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Hydrogeochemical characterization and groundwater quality assessment in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 31 publications

References 25 publications

Irrigation water management for sustainable cultivation of date palm

Irrigation water management for sustainable cultivation of date palm

Groundwater Quality Patterns and Spatiotemporal Change in Depletion in the Regions of the Arabian Shield and Arabian Shelf

Agriculture sustainability in arid lands of southern Tunisia: Ecological impacts of irrigation water quality and human practices*

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