Groundwater Resources in Moroccan Coastal Aquifers: Insights of Salinization Impact on Agriculture
Across several coastal areas in Morocco, groundwater is the strategic source of irrigation. In this work, a database of thirteen Moroccan coastal aquifers was used to assess groundwater for agriculture purposes, as well as to highlight the process responsible of the degradation of groundwater resour...
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| author | Ez-zaouy, Y. Bouchaou, L. Saad, A. Hssaisoune, M. Brouziyne, Youssef Dhiba, D. Chehbouni, Abdelghani |
| author_browse | Bouchaou, L. Brouziyne, Youssef Chehbouni, Abdelghani Dhiba, D. Ez-zaouy, Y. Hssaisoune, M. Saad, A. |
| author_facet | Ez-zaouy, Y. Bouchaou, L. Saad, A. Hssaisoune, M. Brouziyne, Youssef Dhiba, D. Chehbouni, Abdelghani |
| author_sort | Ez-zaouy, Y. |
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| description | Across several coastal areas in Morocco, groundwater is the strategic source of irrigation.
In this work, a database of thirteen Moroccan coastal aquifers was used to assess groundwater for
agriculture purposes, as well as to highlight the process responsible of the degradation of groundwater
resource quality in Moroccan coastal areas. According to electrical conductivity parameter, the results
show that 92% of the collected samples were not suitable for irrigation uses. This situation is due to
seawater intrusion and water–rock interaction processes, in addition to intensive agriculture activities
and the introduction of domestic and industrial wastewater without any treatment. In order to
control the impact of groundwater salinity on agriculture, management plans are proposed. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1199952025-12-08T10:29:22Z Groundwater Resources in Moroccan Coastal Aquifers: Insights of Salinization Impact on Agriculture Ez-zaouy, Y. Bouchaou, L. Saad, A. Hssaisoune, M. Brouziyne, Youssef Dhiba, D. Chehbouni, Abdelghani groundwater water resources coastal aquifers salinization agriculture seawater saltwater intrusion irrigation water water pollution physicochemical properties parameters Across several coastal areas in Morocco, groundwater is the strategic source of irrigation. In this work, a database of thirteen Moroccan coastal aquifers was used to assess groundwater for agriculture purposes, as well as to highlight the process responsible of the degradation of groundwater resource quality in Moroccan coastal areas. According to electrical conductivity parameter, the results show that 92% of the collected samples were not suitable for irrigation uses. This situation is due to seawater intrusion and water–rock interaction processes, in addition to intensive agriculture activities and the introduction of domestic and industrial wastewater without any treatment. In order to control the impact of groundwater salinity on agriculture, management plans are proposed. 2022-06-16 2022-06-30T23:59:20Z 2022-06-30T23:59:20Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119995 en Open Access MDPI Ez-zaouy, Y.; Bouchaou, L.; Saad, A.; Hssaisoune, M.; Brouziyne, Youssef; Dhiba, D.; Chehbouni, A. 2022. Groundwater resources in Moroccan coastal aquifers: insights of salinization impact on agriculture. Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 16(1):48. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022016048] |
| spellingShingle | groundwater water resources coastal aquifers salinization agriculture seawater saltwater intrusion irrigation water water pollution physicochemical properties parameters Ez-zaouy, Y. Bouchaou, L. Saad, A. Hssaisoune, M. Brouziyne, Youssef Dhiba, D. Chehbouni, Abdelghani Groundwater Resources in Moroccan Coastal Aquifers: Insights of Salinization Impact on Agriculture |
| title | Groundwater Resources in Moroccan Coastal Aquifers: Insights of Salinization Impact on Agriculture |
| title_full | Groundwater Resources in Moroccan Coastal Aquifers: Insights of Salinization Impact on Agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Groundwater Resources in Moroccan Coastal Aquifers: Insights of Salinization Impact on Agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Groundwater Resources in Moroccan Coastal Aquifers: Insights of Salinization Impact on Agriculture |
| title_short | Groundwater Resources in Moroccan Coastal Aquifers: Insights of Salinization Impact on Agriculture |
| title_sort | groundwater resources in moroccan coastal aquifers insights of salinization impact on agriculture |
| topic | groundwater water resources coastal aquifers salinization agriculture seawater saltwater intrusion irrigation water water pollution physicochemical properties parameters |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119995 |
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