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Groundwater quality assessment by analytic hierarchy process (geographic information systems-based model) in Souf region (south-east of Algeria)

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In this study, we present a method of assessing the quality of groundwater and the Complex Terminal aquifer of the Souf region, under a geographic information systems environment, using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) model. 20 wells of the study area were sampled for physico-chemical parameters of water quality. These parameters were used in an AHP model to assess the vulnerability of the study area to groundwater pollution. The AHP-weighted overlay analysis was used to identify the areas under the vulnerability classes: admissible, fairly admissible, average and poor. The municipality of Ourmes suffers from alarming pollution due to the importance of agricultural activity, and the use of mineral fertilizers in an irrational manner.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to express our gratitude to the Algerian For Waters authority (Algérienne Des Eaux - ADE), for providing ground data, Physico-chemical analysis and important support.

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Mega, N., Khechana, S. Groundwater quality assessment by analytic hierarchy process (geographic information systems-based model) in Souf region (south-east of Algeria). Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 18, 3459–3468 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-03080-6

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