Assessment of Groundwater Water Quality in M’nasra (Morocco)

Mina  Elmarkhi; Sanae  Sadek; Khadija  Elkharrim; Fatima  Benelharkati; Fatiha  El Khayyat; Driss  Belghyti

doi:10.4236/jwarp.2017.92009

Mina Elmarkhi^*, Sanae Sadek, Khadija Elkharrim, Fatima Benelharkati, Fatiha El Khayyat, Driss Belghyti

Abstract: The consumption of non-potable water is the main cause of mortality and morbidity in the world [1]. 88% of diarrhea cases worldwide are attributed to unsafe drinking water; inadequate sanitation or inadequate is responsible for 1.5 million of deaths every year, mostly in children [1] [2]. Household waste. Leachate can be considered among the potential sectors that can contribute to the degradation of water quality and soil. To this end, we selected physico-chemical inorganic elements like indicator of pollution in the neighboring groundwater discharge of the water table in the region of Ouled Berjal to assess the quality of the region’s water wells in M’nasra. The wells in full discharge have a very high pollution levels and water collected from wells located right near the discharge of Ouled Berjal shows lower levels of contamination. So the well water away from the landfill is quite low compared to the other groups.

Keywords: Pollution, Physico-Chimique, La Décharge D’Ouled Berjal, Kenitra, Maroc

Cite this paper: Elmarkhi, M. , Sadek, S. , Elkharrim, K. , Benelharkati, F. , El Khayyat, F. and Belghyti, D. (2017) Assessment of Groundwater Water Quality in M’nasra (Morocco). Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 9, 111-120. doi: 10.4236/jwarp.2017.92009.

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