SN Applied Sciences (Oct 2022)

Combining stable isotope and WQI methods to study the groundwater quality: a case study in Essaouira city, Morocco

  • Mohammed Bahir,
  • Otman El Mountassir,
  • Driss Dhiba,
  • Abdelghani Chehbouni,
  • Paula M. Carreira,
  • Hakam elbiar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-022-05165-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 11
pp. 1 – 22

Abstract

Read online

Highlights Water quality has improved during lockdown due to COVID-19. Assessment of water drinking and irrigation by two models (WQI, and IWQI) in a semi-arid environment. The main source of groundwater recharge in coastal aquifers is rainfall, based on a stable isotope (δ2H, δ18O).

Keywords