Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4406918 | Chemie der Erde - Geochemistry | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Hydrogeochemical data for 18 groundwater samples and 11 hydrochemical parameters were subjected to Q- and R-mode cluster analysis and inverse geochemical modeling. Q-mode cluster analysis resulted in three distinct water types (brackish water type, saline water type and highly saline water type). R-mode cluster analysis led to the conclusion that the water–rock interaction is the major source of contamination for the groundwater in the area. Geochemical modeling results show that carbonates, gypsum, halite, carbon dioxide (gas), and chlorite are dissolving, whereas Ca-montmorillonite, gibbsite, illite, K-mica, kaolinite, and quartz are mostly precipitating along different flow paths in the groundwater system of the area.
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Authors
Lazhar Belkhiri, Lotfi Mouni,