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The present study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical quality of surface water in the Jijel region. It also aims at identifying the effects of the water pollution in the region and its origin. A total of 31 samples of water were collected from the eastern and western parts of the region and analyzed for different physicochemical parameters. The results obtained showed an organic pollution of river waters from the eastern part, especially downstream of the later with 1.46–5 mg L−1 of ammonium and from 0.12 to 3.67 mg L−1 of nitrites. For the major elements, higher values of the electrical conductivity (approximately 3460 μS/cm) and high concentrations of some chemical elements (e.g., sulfate 509.43 mg L−1) were recorded in the affluent of the Bourchaid River. The rivers of the western part revealed an acceptable physicochemical quality, as the concentration of chemical elements complies with the standards of surface water (system for evaluating the water quality of rivers, version 2).
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Drouiche, A., Zahi, F., Debieche, T.H., Sakta, H., Mahdid, S. (2022). Physicochemical Quality of Surface Water in the Jijel Region (Northeast Algeria). In: Chenchouni, H., et al. New Prospects in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences. CAJG 2019. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72543-3_102
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