Comparative study for assessing vulnerability to pollution in El Asnam plain, North of Algeria

• Published in: Water science & technology. Water supply Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 5894 - 5914
• Main Authors: Rezig, Amina, Marinangeli, Lucia, Saggai, Sofiane
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London IWA Publishing 01.06.2022
• Subjects: Agriculture; Aquifers; Comparative analysis; Comparative studies; Contamination; drastic; el asnam plain; Geographic information systems; Geographical information systems; gis; Groundwater; Groundwater management; Groundwater pollution; groundwater vulnerability; Hydraulics; Hydrology; Information systems; Intensive farming; Land use; nitrate; Pesticides; Pollutants; Remote sensing; susceptibility index; Topography; Vulnerability; Watersheds; United States > US; Algeria

Abstract Assessment of groundwater contamination is an efficient means to discover and carry out the demarcation of the more vulnerable zones to pollution from human activities. This study is focused on the plain of El Asnam (Northern Algeria) characterized by intensive agricultural activities. To p...