Groundwater Quality and Its Regulating Geochemical Processes in Assiut Province, Egypt
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T1 - Groundwater Quality and Its Regulating Geochemical Processes in Assiut Province, Egypt
AU - Snousy, Moustafa Gamal
AU - WU, Jianhua
AU - Su, Fengmei
AU - Abdelhalim, Ahmed
AU - Ismail, Esam Abu El-Sebaa Osman
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PY - 2021/11/15
Y1 - 2021/11/15
N2 - Groundwater is a vital water supply available in Egypt. Hydrogeochemical processes are important in regulating groundwater quality, impacting human health. In this paper, the relationships between diverse groundwater quality parameters, potential sources of groundwater pollution, and overall health risk were assessed in the Assiut Province, Egypt. For this study, 108 groundwater samples were collected randomly from the study area and analyzed to evaluate their quality. The obtained data were compared to the limit values recommended by the World Health Organization and the Egyptian water standards. The combination of hydrogeochemical and statistical methods proved that the groundwater salinity ranged between fresh and slightly saline. Furthermore, the water–rock interactions, the return flow of the irrigation water, and agricultural fertilizers are the main factors controlling groundwater compositions. Based on human health consideration, 3.7%, 2.8%, 5.6%, 5.6%, and 17.6% of the groundwater samples are rated as poor water due to the elevated concentrations of EC, Ca 2+, Mg 2+, HCO 3 −, and SO 4 2−, respectively. Ingesting this water presents a risk to human health and has a serious impact on the skin, hair, and eyes.
AB - Groundwater is a vital water supply available in Egypt. Hydrogeochemical processes are important in regulating groundwater quality, impacting human health. In this paper, the relationships between diverse groundwater quality parameters, potential sources of groundwater pollution, and overall health risk were assessed in the Assiut Province, Egypt. For this study, 108 groundwater samples were collected randomly from the study area and analyzed to evaluate their quality. The obtained data were compared to the limit values recommended by the World Health Organization and the Egyptian water standards. The combination of hydrogeochemical and statistical methods proved that the groundwater salinity ranged between fresh and slightly saline. Furthermore, the water–rock interactions, the return flow of the irrigation water, and agricultural fertilizers are the main factors controlling groundwater compositions. Based on human health consideration, 3.7%, 2.8%, 5.6%, 5.6%, and 17.6% of the groundwater samples are rated as poor water due to the elevated concentrations of EC, Ca 2+, Mg 2+, HCO 3 −, and SO 4 2−, respectively. Ingesting this water presents a risk to human health and has a serious impact on the skin, hair, and eyes.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12403-021-00445-1
DO - 10.1007/s12403-021-00445-1
M3 - Article
VL - 2021
JO - Exposure and health
JF - Exposure and health
SN - 2451-9685
IS - 15 November
ER -