CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF SOME WELLS WATER IN SINAI (EGYPT) AND THEIR SUITABILITY OF QUALITY TO DIFFERENT USE ACTIVITIES | ||
| Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development | ||
| Article 9, Volume 30, Issue 2, July 2016, Pages 134-148 PDF (1.38 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles. | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/fjard.2016.191752 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M.M. Shawn1; Azza R. Abdel Hamed2 | ||
| 1Oil Authority (Consultant in petroleum geology & Hydrogeology) | ||
| 2Soils, Water & Environment Res. Inst., ARC, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study site of Wadi Sidri locates at west central Sinai, on the eastern side of the Suez Gulf. Wadi Sidri is considered one of the most important hydrographic basins in Sinai Peninsula because it receives, seasonally a considerable amounts of rainfall, most of it flows in the form of floods towards the Suez Gulf. Other amounts of these rainfalls are surface run off and catchment or stored as groundwater in a lot of wells amongst the area of study. The present investigation aims at studing the chemical constituents of groundwater of the wells in Wadi Sidri, and to evaluate their suitability for irrigation or for other uses in different agriculture proposes; sharing in the development of the area. Chemical analysis for 21 ground water samples were collected from 21 selected wells from Sidri valley. Data can be summarized as follow: Relatively use of groundwater in different human activities depend upon the general moderate values of pH, TDS, SAR, pHc and adj SAR and adj RNa. Hydro-chemical parameters intended that the determination of the ion ratios is important to distinguish between groundwater having pale salinity characteristics and those mineralized resulting by evaporation processes. The most important parameters are: (Na + K) / Cl, (SO4 / Cl), (Ca / Mg) and (Na / K). The hypothetical salts assemblages in groundwater result from the combination between cations and anions. Groundwater of the studied wells reflect the existence of two assemblages salts of; NaCl, MgCl2, MgSO4, CaSO4 and Ca (HCO3)2 beside to NaCl, Na2SO4, CaSO4, MgSO4 and Ca (HCO3)2. Many heavy and trace elements (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd) are present in groundwater with low concentration (less than 0.lppm), but sometimes much higher, particularly if the water has been in contact with mineralized rock or ore bodies. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Sinai; Groundwater Quality; Chemical constituents; suitability | ||
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