Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Assessment of Water Resources in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt

The main target of this research is to investigate the hydrogeochemical characteristics of surface and groundwater resources in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. A combination of major and heavy metals has been used to characterize surface and groundwater in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. Twenty water sa...

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Published in:Open journal of geology 2014-02, Vol.4 (2), p.44-57
Main Authors: Melegy, Ahmed, El-Kammar, Ahmed, Yehia, Mohamed Mokhtar, Miro, Ghadir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum
Cadmium
Drinking water
Groundwater
Iron
Irrigation
Manganese
Water resources
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Summary:The main target of this research is to investigate the hydrogeochemical characteristics of surface and groundwater resources in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. A combination of major and heavy metals has been used to characterize surface and groundwater in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. Twenty water samples were collected from the water resources: River Nile, El-Ibrahimia canal, Bahr Youssef, irrigation and drainage channels and Quaternary aquifer. The collected water samples were analyzed for major and heavy metals. Surface and groundwater in the study area are considered potable for drink and irrigation based on the TDS and major ions concentrations. Regarding the MPL quoted by the WHO [1] and FAO [2], water resources in the study area are polluted by Al, Cd, Fe, Mn, Co and Cu. The highest concentrations of Al, Cd, Fe, Mn, Co and Cu recorded in the study area were 2545, 400, 1415, 2158, 239 and 1080 mu g/l, respectively. Both surface and groundwater in Beni Suef suffer from pollution due to the impact of unsupervised anthropogenic activities including: fertilizers and pesticide, waste disposal and industrial waste, seepage from septic tanks, construction of water pipes, wastewater from El-Moheet drainage and evaporation processes during flood irrigation.
ISSN:2161-7570
2161-7589
DOI:10.4236/ojg.2014.42005