Groundwater quality analysis of limestone aquifer of Al-Sulaibiya field, Kuwait

Al-Sulaibiya field is the oldest and the largest groundwater well field producing brackish groundwater from the Dammam Formation aquifer. Total dissolved solids (TDS) values of the Dammam Formation aquifer of Al-Sulaibiya field are very high, they are in the range of 3523–9460 mg/l. Therefore, the i...

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Published in:Desalination 2010-05, Vol.254 (1), p.58-67
Main Authors: Alhumoud, Jasem M., Al-Ruwaih, Fawzia M., Al-Dhafeeri, Zaid M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum
Applied sciences
Aquifers
Chlorides
Correlation analysis
Electrical conductivity
Electrical conductivity (EC)
Electrical resistivity
Exact sciences and technology
Groundwater
Groundwaters
Limestone aquifer
Magnesium
Natural water pollution
Pollution
Regression analysis
Resistivity
Total dissolved solids (TDS)
Water treatment and pollution
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Summary:Al-Sulaibiya field is the oldest and the largest groundwater well field producing brackish groundwater from the Dammam Formation aquifer. Total dissolved solids (TDS) values of the Dammam Formation aquifer of Al-Sulaibiya field are very high, they are in the range of 3523–9460 mg/l. Therefore, the interrelationships between the TDS, electrical conductivity (EC), sodium (Na+), potassium (K +), calcium (Ca 2+), magnesium (Mg 2+), chloride (Cl −), sulfate (SO 4 2−), and bicarbonate (HCO 3 −) were examined to trace out the groundwater quality trends of the Dammam Formation aquifer of Al-Sulaibiya field, Kuwait during the period 1991–2005. The variable most strongly correlated with TDS was electrical conductivity (EC).
ISSN:0011-9164
1873-4464
DOI:10.1016/j.desal.2009.12.014