WATER WELLS QUALITY ASSESSMENT USING WATER QUALITY INDEX FOR THE PURPOSES OF DRINKING OF M’ZAB WADI REGION
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https://doi.org/10.4314/jfas.v13i1.26Keywords:
water table, drinking, classification, WQI, Daia.Abstract
The present work aims to assess the groundwater quality using Water Quality Index (WQI), which can be considered as major factor for controlling quality of water with regarded to drinking purposes. Water quality index is used to illustrate the general state of water quality in a single number. This study concerns specifically Daia area upstream region of M'zab valley. Water samples have been collected at eighteen ground water points in two years 2016 and 2017. Then, different parameters are analyzed and compared with Algerian standards for drinking water. The hydrochemical study shows significant variations in physico-chemical measurement between two years 2016 and 2017. Also, the obtained results of the water quality index in Daia region show an excellent ranking with 94%, 88% in 2016 and 2017 years respectively.
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[51] Sharma P. and al. Changes in water quality index of Ganges river at different locations in Allahabad. Sustain. Water Qual. Ecol.2014, 3-4, 67-76.doi:10.1016/j.swaqe.2014.10.002.
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BENABDERRAHMANE, H.; BABA AMER, Z. WATER WELLS QUALITY ASSESSMENT USING WATER QUALITY INDEX FOR THE PURPOSES OF DRINKING OF M’ZAB WADI REGION. Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 1, p. 484–503, 2020. DOI: 10.4314/jfas.v13i1.26. Disponível em: https://jfas.info/index.php/JFAS/article/view/968. Acesso em: 30 jan. 2025.
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