SUGARCANE BAGASSE ADSORPTION EVALUATION AND APPLICATION ON BOD AND COD REMOVAL FROM TEXTILE WASTEWATER TREATMENT

ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND HYDROGEOCHEMICAL DYNAMICS IN THE GARET-BOUAREG AQUIFER, NORTHEASTERN MOROCCO, USING GIS AND STATISTICAL APPROACHES

Journal: Water Conservation and Management (WCM)
Author: Hicham Gueddari, Yassine El Yousfi, Mustapha Akodad, Shuraik Kader, Alban Kuriqi, Said Benyousse, Mohamed Chahban , Ibrahim Alsayer, Mostapha Maach, Hanane Azour, Jamal Mabrouki
Print ISSN : 2523-5664
Online ISSN : 2523-5672

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Doi: 10.26480/wcm.03.2025.520.532

ABSTRACT

Groundwater is a crucial resource for drinking and irrigation in the Bouareg-Garet basin, northeastern Morocco. This study assesses the groundwater quality and its seasonal variation to determine suitability for domestic and agricultural use. Thirty samples were collected during the rainy season and analyzed for key physicochemical parameters. Hydrochemical facies were dominated by Ca-Mg-HCO₃, Na-Cl, and mixed types. Water Quality Index (WQI) values ranged from 90.98 to 337.28, indicating that while most samples were suitable for drinking, several exceeded safety thresholds due to municipal and agricultural contamination. Spatial mapping using GIS and multivariate statistical analysis (PCA, correlation) revealed significant degradation in areas influenced by saline intrusion and human activity. The findings highlight the urgent need for sustainable groundwater management in semi-arid zones facing similar hydrogeochemical pressures.