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The study area extends along northwestern Sinai coastal plain, which is considered an integral part of the Mediterranean Sea. It depends mainly on the groundwater resource for different type of human activities such as agricultural and drinking. Many programs and policies should be implemented in this area to concurrently improve the sustainability of groundwater use and manage the risks of its degradation. Leakage from some factories in Bir El-Abd might be a contamination source that would threaten groundwater. In this paper, an attempt was made using an integrated approach of the hydrogeological setting and the conjugation of the hydrogeochemical data with the stable isotope hydrology for representation of the conceptual model of the study area. Those tools give more insights on the characterization of the groundwater system with all relevant boundaries and main recharge sources of the aquifer; which is considered to be the key components of a groundwater modeling. A particular focus is placed on modeling a hypothetical accident for contaminant transport in the groundwater system, using both lead and chromium as a typical contaminant component. Further predication of the concentration of those elements has been estimated, and the safety distances of their plume have been determined. This study would be helpful in dealing with water management issues related to contaminant hydrogeology. As well, it introduces some finding for reducing the environmental risk form the industrial development at the study area.
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Hagagg, K.H., Sadek, M.A., Mohamed, F.A. et al. Use of isotope hydrology in groundwater conceptualization for modeling flow and contaminant transport at northwestern Sinai, Egypt. Environ Monit Assess 190, 745 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-7102-8
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