Mapping the Pollution Plume Using the Self-Potential Geophysical Method: Case of Oum Azza Landfill, Rabat, Morocco

Meryem Touzani; Ismail Mohsine; Jamila Ouardi; Ilias Kacimi; Moad Morarech; Mohamed Habib El Bahajji; Tarik Bouramtane; Abdessamad Tiouiouine; Suzanne Yameogo; Badr El Mahrad

doi:10.3390/w13070961

Water (Mar 2021)

Mapping the Pollution Plume Using the Self-Potential Geophysical Method: Case of Oum Azza Landfill, Rabat, Morocco

Meryem Touzani,
Ismail Mohsine,
Jamila Ouardi,
Ilias Kacimi,
Moad Morarech,
Mohamed Habib El Bahajji,
Tarik Bouramtane,
Abdessamad Tiouiouine,
Suzanne Yameogo,
Badr El Mahrad

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Meryem Touzani: Laboratory of Geoscience, Water and Environment (LG2E-CERNE2D), Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat 10999, Morocco
Ismail Mohsine: Laboratory of Geoscience, Water and Environment (LG2E-CERNE2D), Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat 10999, Morocco
Jamila Ouardi: Regional Centre for Education and Training Professions, El Jadida 24000, Morocco
Ilias Kacimi: Laboratory of Geoscience, Water and Environment (LG2E-CERNE2D), Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat 10999, Morocco
Moad Morarech: Laboratory in Applied and Marine Geosciences, Geotechnics and Georisk (LR3G), Faculty of Science Tetouan, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Tetouan 93000, Morocco
Mohamed Habib El Bahajji: Laboratory of Geoscience, Water and Environment (LG2E-CERNE2D), Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat 10999, Morocco
Tarik Bouramtane: Laboratory of Geoscience, Water and Environment (LG2E-CERNE2D), Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat 10999, Morocco
Abdessamad Tiouiouine: Laboratory of Geoscience, Water and Environment (LG2E-CERNE2D), Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat 10999, Morocco
Suzanne Yameogo: Earth Sciences Department, University of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou BP 7021, Burkina Faso
Badr El Mahrad: Laboratory of Geoscience, Water and Environment (LG2E-CERNE2D), Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat 10999, Morocco

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070961
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 7
p. 961

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The main landfill in the city of Rabat (Morocco) is based on sandy material containing the shallow Mio-Pliocene aquifer. The presence of a pollution plume is likely, but its extent is not known. Measurements of spontaneous potential (SP) from the soil surface were cross-referenced with direct measurements of the water table and leachates (pH, redox potential, electrical conductivity) according to the available accesses, as well as with an analysis of the landscape and the water table flows. With a few precautions during data acquisition on this resistive terrain, the results made it possible to separate the electrokinetic (~30%) and electrochemical (~70%) components responsible for the range of potentials observed (70 mV). The plume is detected in the hydrogeological downstream of the discharge, but is captured by the natural drainage network and does not extend further under the hills.

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ISSN: 2073-4441 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Hydraulic engineering; Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering: Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/

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