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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2018

Groundwater quality assessment of the Takelsa phreatic aquifer (Northeastern Tunisia) using geochemical and statistical methods: implications for aquifer management and end-users.

Nesrine Ghouili, Fadoua Hamzaoui-Azaza, Mounira Zammouri, Mohamed Faouzi Zaghrarni, Faten Jarraya Horriche, Maria Teresa Condesso de Melo

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Nesrine GhouiliFaculty of Sciences of Tunis, Sedimentary environments, Oil systems and Reservoir characterization Laboratory, University of Tunis El Manar, UR11 ES15, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia. nesrine.ghouili@gmail.com.
Fadoua Hamzaoui-AzazaFaculty of Sciences of Tunis, Research Unit of Geochemistry and Environmental Geology, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
Mounira ZammouriFaculty of Sciences of Tunis, Sedimentary environments, Oil systems and Reservoir characterization Laboratory, University of Tunis El Manar, UR11 ES15, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
Mohamed Faouzi ZaghrarniHigher Institute of Sciences and Techniques of Water, University of Gabes, 6072, Gabes, Tunisia.
Faten Jarraya HorricheCenter of Water Research and Technologies, Geo-resources Laboratory, Techno-park Borj-Cedria, 273, Soliman, Tunisia.
Maria Teresa Condesso de MeloCERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico. University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.

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The Takelsa phreatic aquifer (Northeastern Tunisia) is an important source of fresh water for different economic sectors in the region that are strongly dependent on groundwater resources but, the aquifer is showing increasing signs of groundwater quality degradation like many other regions in the Mediterranean Basin. By integrating geochemical and multivariate statistical investigation methods, this research aims to identify the main geochemical processes and anthropogenic activities that are responsible for regional groundwater quality evolution, identifying the origins of salinity and nutrients, and their implications for groundwater use forcropirrigation and drinking water supply in order to improve aquifer management practices. The results show that groundwater facies vary from Ca-Mg-SO

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Water QualityAgricultural IrrigationDeuteriumDrinking WaterEnvironmental MonitoringGroundwaterMineralsOxygen IsotopesSalinityTunisiaDeuteriumDrinking WaterMineralsOxygen IsotopesGeochemistryGroundwater qualityMultivariate analysisStable isotopesSustainabilityTakelsa phreatic aquifer

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