Impact of rapid urbanization and tourism on the groundwater quality in Al Madinah city, Saudi Arabia: a monitoring and modeling approach

Khan, Mohd Yawar Ali; ElKashouty, Mohamed; Bob, Mustafa M.

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“…In recent years, there has been a worldwide increasing concern for water quality. Several studies [Khan et al, 2020; Rao et al, 2012;Babiker et al, 2007] were conducted to assess the quality of groundwater.Groundwater chemistry has been used as an instrument for evaluating the quality of water for human use and irrigation. [Srinivasamoorthy…”

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Assessment and Mapping of Groundwater Quality for Irrigation and Drinking in a Semi-Arid Area in Algeria

Azlaoui¹,

Zeddouri²,

Haied³

et al. 2021

J. Ecol. Eng.

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Water resources are a major concern in dry or semi-dry countries. They are crucial to the development of human, economic and social activities [Ragab et al., 2002b;Williams., 1999;Misra., 2014;Wang et al. 2017]. Algeria has adopted a new policy to protect and safeguard water resources [Negm et al., 2020;Qadir et al., 2007], as population and urbanization increases, industrial units and farm land have resulted in the degradation of groundwater and surface water quality, combined with a very significant decline in the groundwater resources, the only water reserves for the supply of populations.It is critical to understand the groundwater quality because it is a key mark of its suitability for human consumption, agriculture, and/or industry. In recent years, there has been a worldwide increasing concern for water quality. Several studies [Khan et al., 2020; Rao et al., 2012;Babiker et al., 2007] were conducted to assess the quality of groundwater.Groundwater chemistry has been used as an instrument for evaluating the quality of water for human use and irrigation. [Srinivasamoorthy

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Assessment and Mapping of Groundwater Quality for Irrigation and Drinking in a Semi-Arid Area in Algeria

Azlaoui¹,

Zeddouri²,

Haied³

et al. 2021

J. Ecol. Eng.

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“…Clogging of fractures due to calcite precipitation and fracture compaction were also associated with fracture dewatering in a study by Hammond (2018), and this resulted to reduction of yield by 40-50%. Khan et al (2020) indicated that dewatering influences total dissolved solids interactions through rock-water interaction especially in aquitard and aquifer rich fine sediments (clay, carbonate and hard rocks). Fracture dewatering therefore affects the quality of groundwater.…”

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Hydraulic characteristics of a fractured crystalline basement aquifer in Nzhelele area, Limpopo Province, South Africa

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Knowledge on hydraulic characteristics of fractured crystalline basement aquifers is limited resulting to lack of reliable information for effective groundwater management. This is crucial as these aquifers provide good sources of potable water in most rural communities. Heterogeneous nature of these aquifers requires detailed understanding and accurate estimation of hydraulic characteristics. This study estimated hydraulic characteristics of a fractured crystalline basement aquifer and inferred their influence on groundwater storage potential and flow. Aquifer Test Solver was used for automatic curve matching to identify appropriate aquifer models and test solutions for estimating hydraulic characteristics. Root-mean-square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE) and correlation coefficient (R) were used to evaluate the performance of the fitted models. Plotted derivative curves were used to identify the presence of fracture ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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“…Anthropogenic pollution comes from industrial effluents, fertilizers, pesticides, domestic wastewater and landfills (Khan et al, 2016;Pradhan and Biswal, 2018;Li et al, 2019;Kumar et al, 2021c;Khan and Wen, 2021). Hydrogeochemical and isotopic studies have been conducted to assess groundwater quality and better understand hydrological and salinization processes in various coastal aquifer systems around the world (Rosenthal, 1987;Vengosh and Rosenthal, 1994;Allen and Suchy, 2001;Lee and Song, 2007;De Montety et al, 2008;Skrzypek et al, 2013;Khan et al, 2017;Behera et al, 2019;Khan et al, 2020;Pradhan et al, 2021). Saltwater pumping, inter-aquifer mixing, palaeosaline water, anthropogenic contamination, rock-groundwater interaction, and other factors contribute to groundwater salinization in coastal areas (Han et al, 2014;Larsen et al, 2017).…”

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Geo-Temporal Signatures of Physicochemical and Heavy Metals Pollution in Groundwater of Khulais Region—Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

Khan

Kashouty

Gusti

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Seawater has intruded into many of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coastal aquifers, with varying degrees of extension depending on location, hydrogeology, and population density. This study aimed to evaluate and comprehend the processes that influence the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the coastal aquifer in Saudi Arabia’s Khulais region. Groundwater samples were taken from nineteen locations during the winter and summer of 2021, and data from major ions and trace elements were examined and interpreted using ArcGIS software. The total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations ranged between 480 and 15,236 mg/L and 887–18,620 mg/L in winter and summer, respectively. Groundwater TDS concentration was observed to be influenced by groundwater flow, lithogenic, anthropogenic, and seawater intrusion in this study (2021) when compared to 2016. The concentration of nitrate (NO3−) and strontium (Sr) in most samples exceeds the drinking guidelines. The occurrence of high concentrations of bromide (Br), Fluoride (F), Iron (Fe) (winter and summer) and Aluminum (Al), Boron (B), Chromium (Cr), Nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn) (winter) was also exhibited and observed up to more than drinking and irrigation limits. The central part of the study area was affected by seawater intrusion. The hydraulic conductivity of the topsoil was measured, and it ranged from 0.24 to 29.3 m/day. Based on electrical conductivity (EC) and sodium absorption ratio, most aquifer samples were unsuitable for irrigation (SAR).

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Impact of rapid urbanization and tourism on the groundwater quality in Al Madinah city, Saudi Arabia: a monitoring and modeling approach

Cited by 33 publications

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Assessment and Mapping of Groundwater Quality for Irrigation and Drinking in a Semi-Arid Area in Algeria

Assessment and Mapping of Groundwater Quality for Irrigation and Drinking in a Semi-Arid Area in Algeria

Hydraulic characteristics of a fractured crystalline basement aquifer in Nzhelele area, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Geo-Temporal Signatures of Physicochemical and Heavy Metals Pollution in Groundwater of Khulais Region—Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

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