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GROUNDWATER EVALUATION IN AL-GOFRA OASIS, MIDDLE LIBYA, USING STATISTICAL METHODS

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Civil Engineering: structural, Geotechnical, reinforced concrete and s…nd sanitary engineering, Hydraulic, Railway, construction Management.

Abstract

With its two main aquifers that feed five villages and serve about 60000 capita, Al-Gofra Oasis, middle Libya, has seldom been subjected thoroughly for water quality evaluation. This paper aims at addressing the current situation of the groundwater at the oasis, studies the sources of pollution to the aquifers and introduces a methodology based on multivariate statistics for better monitoring and regular evaluation of the water quality at that oasis. Multiple Regression Analysis was used to correlate the field water quality data with the laboratory measured chemical parameters. Groundwater is the main/only source of water in that region. The aquifer in Sokna and Wadan is confined and its rocks consist of sand, clay and sandstone. The quality of water in this aquifer is fairly good and the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) range between 1200 to 1500 ppm. The aquifer in Hun is deep confined aquifer and the quality of water is poor, where the TDS ranges between 4000 and 5000 ppm.

DOI

10.21608/jesaun.2006.111028

Keywords

water quality, TDS, regression statistics, Al-Gofra oasis

Authors

First Name

Sameh

Last Name

S. Ahmed

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Mining and Metallurgical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, 71518, EGYPT Fax: +20 088 2332553

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dr_sameh_mining04@yahoo.com

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Mohamed

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Hashem

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Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, 71518, EGYPT

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Volume

34

Article Issue

No 5

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16619

Issue Date

2006-09-01

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2006-08-01

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2006-09-01

Page Start

1,363

Page End

1,375

Print ISSN

1687-0530

Online ISSN

2356-8550

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Research Paper

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1,438

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JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences

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GROUNDWATER EVALUATION IN AL-GOFRA OASIS, MIDDLE LIBYA, USING STATISTICAL METHODS

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23 Jan 2023