GROUNDWATER POLLUTION OF SAÏS BASIN (MOROCCO), VULNERABILITY MAPPING BY DRASTIC, GOD AND PRK METHODS, INVOLVING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
Journal Title: Present Environment and Sustainable Development - Year 2013, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
The groundwater in the plain of Fez-Meknes (Saïs, Morocco) constitutes a major natural resource in the region. The study highlights the importance of this resource. However, several inferences of pollution, either as point sources or diffuse flows, appear. It is therefore necessary to apprehend water vulnerability in terms of sensitivity to pollution in the area, in order to understand and remedy the past situations, and to prevent future problems. The present study assesses the quality of underground waters in Sais plain, based on environmental indicators (e.g. permeability, topography, lithology, depth to water etc.). Vulnerability maps were developed by the DRASTIC, GOD and PRK models to identify areas of high risk of contamination and, as a result, the study area was subdivided into several units that have different levels of vulnerability
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Nezha Sadkaoui, Siham Boukrim, Abdellah Bourak, Ferdaous Lakhili, Leila Mesrar, Abdel-Ali Chaouni, Abderrahim Lahrach, Raouf Jabrane, Brahim Akdim
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