Assessment of Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution using DRASTIC Model and Fuzzy Logic in Herat City, Afghanistan

Abstract

Groundwater (GW) vulnerability maps have become a standard tool for protecting groundwater resources from pollution because, from one hand groundwater represents the main source of drinking water, and on the other hand high concentrations of human activities such industrial, agricultural, and household represent real or potential sources of groundwater contamination. The main objective of this study is to assess the groundwater vulnerable zones in Herat city, which is the second fastest growing big city in Afghanistan, using the DRASTIC model and fuzzy logic. DRASTIC is based on the seven data layers i.e. Depth of water, net Recharge, Aquifer media, Soil media, Topography, Impact of vadose zone and hydraulic Conductivity that provide the input to the modeling. The study shows that 51% of the city’s groundwater is under highly vulnerable to water pollution. Validation of model showed that vulnerability map which integrated by kriging interpolated layers has better accuracy than inverse distance weighing (IDW) method. The study suggests, that the proposed model can be an effective tool for local authorities who are responsible for managing groundwater resources especially in Afghanistan and assigning rating value of DRASTIC parameters using inference system of fuzzy logic.

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Nasir Ahmad Gesim, Takeo Okazaki

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  • EP ID EP407471
  • DOI 10.14569/IJACSA.2018.091021
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Nasir Ahmad Gesim, Takeo Okazaki (2018). Assessment of Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution using DRASTIC Model and Fuzzy Logic in Herat City, Afghanistan. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science & Applications, 9(10), 181-188. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-407471