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Groundwater vulnerability and risk mapping of the Angad transboundary aquifer using DRASTIC index method in GIS environment |
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| Authors: | Mimoun Boughriba Alae-eddine Barkaoui Yassine Zarhloule Zakariae Lahmer Boubker El Houadi Massimo Verdoya |
| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Hydrogeology & Environment, Oujda, Morocco 2. The Hydraulic Agency of the Moulouya basin, Oujda, Morocco 3. Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, Laboratory of Experimental Geophysics & Radiometry, Genoa, Italy |
| Abstract: | The protection and preservation of groundwater resources are compulsory, particularly in the arid and semiarid countries where the waters are scarce. The effects of increasing urbanization, economic development, and agricultural activities, along with the erratic and scarce rainfall, contribute to the quantitative and qualitative deterioration of these resources. This paper attempts to produce groundwater vulnerability and risk maps for the Angad transboundary aquifer using DRASTIC model. The data which correspond to the seven parameters of the model were collected and converted to thematic maps in Geographic Information System environment. The modified DRASTIC map, which is the summation of the DRASTIC index and the network fractures maps, shows two degreed of vulnerability: medium and high. This map is then integrated with a land use map to assess the potential risk of groundwater to pollution in the Angad transboundary aquifer. There are three risk zones that are identified: moderate, high, and very high. |
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