Groundwater quality assessment using multivariate analysis,geostatistical modeling,and water quality index(WQI):a case of study in the Boumerzoug-El Khroub valley of Northeast Algeria

作者：Oualid Bouteraa,Azeddine Mebarki,Foued Bouaicha,Zeineddine Nouaceur,Benoit Laignel

摘要：In this study,the analytical data set of 26 groundwater samples from the alluvial aquifer of Boumerzoug-El khroub valley has been processed simultaneously with Multivariate analysis,geostatistical modeling,WQI,and geochemical modeling.Cluster analysis identified three main water types based on the major ion contents,where mineralization increased from group 1 to group 3.These groups were confirmed by FA/PCA,which demonstrated that groundwater quality is influenced by geochemical processes(water-rock interaction) and human practice(irrigation).The exponential semivariogram model fitted best for all hydrochemical parameters values and WQI.Groundwater chemistry has a strong spatial structure for Mg,Na,Cl,and NO3,and a moderate spatial structure for EC,Ca,K,HCO3,and SO4.Water quality maps generated using ordinary Kriging are consistent with the HCA and PC A results.All water groups are supersaturated with respect to carbonate minerals,and dissolution of kaolinite and Ca-smectite is one of the processes responsible for hydrochemical evolution in the area.

发文机构：Laboratory of Geology and Environment（LGE） Department of Natural and Life Sciences LASTERNE Laboratory UMR IDEES CNRS 6226 UMR CNRS 6143 M2C

关键词：GroundwaterMULTIVARIATEanalysisGeostatisticalMODELINGGEOCHEMICALMODELINGMINERALIZATIONOrdinaryKRIGING

分类号： P64[天文地球—地质矿产勘探][天文地球—地质学]