Groundwater quality evaluation for drinking and irrigation uses in Dayrout city Upper Egypt

Ain Shams Engineering Journal

Hoda Soussa¹  Mohamed Elsayed Gabr²  Ehab Fattouh³ 

[1] Corresponding author at: Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology, New Damietta, post code 34517, Egypt.;Civil Engineering Department, High Institute for Engineering and Technology, New Damietta, Ministry of High Education, Cairo, Egypt;Irrigation and Hydraulics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;

关键词: Dayrout city;    Drinking water;    Groundwater quality index;    Irrigation water;    Monitoring boreholes;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

After Nile water, Groundwater is the major water resources in Dayrout, Upper Egypt. So, checking groundwater quality is of a high priority for insuring health. In this study, water quality index (WQI), its correlation with the water quality parameters, and Gibbs and Piper diagrams were used to analyze groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes. Groundwater levels fluctuation with physiochemical parameters of thirty boreholes are recorded and analyzed from January to August 2016. The boreholes water levels show seasonal variations of about 2.3 m. (WQI) values showed low groundwater quality for drinking within urban area west of the Ibrahimmia Canal. Whereas in the east of Ibrahimmia Canal has good (WQI) values but needs disinfection, within drinking limits. All the boreholes show good indices for irrigation water quality. Gibbs and Piper diagrams are presented with major samples falling into rock dominance and belonging respectively to hydro-geochemical facies of Mg Ca HCO3.

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