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Assessment of aquifer vulnerability for pollution for middle delta in Egypt using Geographic Information System and DRASTIC technique

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Last updated: 23 Jan 2023

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Irrigation and Hydraulics

Abstract

Egypt is one of the countries suffering from water poverty, so researches must be increased about groundwater as a clean source of water. Aquifer vulnerability has assessed using the DRASTIC method, based on a Geographic Information System (GIS) to evaluate the relative importance of the model parameters for aquifer vulnerability in middle Delta Gharbiya Governorate (Egypt). An additional objective is to demonstrate the combined use of the DRASTIC with GIS system as an effective method for groundwater pollution vulnerability. The DRASTIC model uses seven hydrological factors (Depth to water, net Recharge, Aquifer media, Soil media, Topography, Impact of the vadose zone, and hydraulic Conductivity) to characterize the hydrogeological setting and evaluate aquifer vulnerability. A DRASTIC vulnerability map, verified by nitrate in groundwater data, shows that the defined areas are compatible with land-use data. It is concluded that these values were reclassified into four classes, low (132–146) "24%", medium (146–159) "30%", high (159–172) "35%", and very high "11%", of the study area, respectively.

DOI

10.21608/erjeng.2019.125528

Keywords

DRASTIC, ARC-GIS, vulnerability, Groundwater, Contamination

Authors

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Aziza

Last Name

Khalifa

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A.

Affiliation

Irrigation and Hydraulics Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt

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Mohamed

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Elshemy

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M.

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Irrigation and Hydraulics Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt

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First Name

Alaa

Last Name

Masoud

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A.

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Professor of Geology, Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt

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I.

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Rashwan

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M. H.

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Irrigation and Hydraulics Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt

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3

Article Issue

June

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18763

Issue Date

2019-06-01

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2019-04-25

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2019-06-01

Page Start

132

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139

Print ISSN

2356-9441

Online ISSN

2735-4873

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https://erjeng.journals.ekb.eg/article_125528.html

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Research articles

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1,605

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Journal of Engineering Research

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https://erjeng.journals.ekb.eg/

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23 Jan 2023