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Natural Tracers and Isotope Techniques to Define Groundwater Recharge and Salinization in the Bou Areg Coastal Aquifer (North Morocco)

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Abstract

The geochemical and isotopic ({delta}{sup 2}H, {delta}{sup 18}O, {delta}{sup 13}C, {delta}{sup 15}N{sub NO3},{delta} {sup 18}O{sub NO3}) characterization of the Bou Areg aquifer (North Morocco) based on samples collected during two surveys in November 2009 and June 2010 allowed the identification of run-off from the mountain regions and agricultural return flows as the main sources of aquifer recharge. The high salinization of the aquifer is not only due to the intensive agricultural activities but it is also associated with the natural quality of the catchment. The isotopic signal of dissolved nitrates allowed for the identification of two main sources of nitrogen in the system: (i) fertilizers and (ii) manure and septic effluents. The study, framed within the UNESCO-IHP sub component of the Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem, represents the first isotopic investigation of the area and will serve as a basis for the promotion of robust science based management practices in the region. (author)
Authors:
Re, V.; [1]  Allais, E.; [2]  El Hamouti, N.; [3]  Bouchnan, R.; [4]  Sacchi, E.; [5]  Rizzo, F.; [6]  Zuppi, G. M. [7] 
  1. Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, University Ca' Foscari, Venice (Italy)
  2. ISO4 s.n.c., Torino (Italy)
  3. Multidisciplinary Faculty of Nador, University of Oujda, Nador (Morocco)
  4. Laboratory of Physical Phenomena and Natural Risk Modelling, University of Tangier, Tangier (Morocco)
  5. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia (Italy)
  6. UNESCO International Hydrological Programme, Paris (France)
  7. Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, University Ca' Foscari, Venice and Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering, National Research Council, Monterotondo (Italy)
Publication Date:
Jul 15, 2013
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
IAEA-CN-186/27
Resource Relation:
Conference: International Symposium on Isotopes in Hydrology, Marine Ecosystems and Climate Change Studies, Monaco (Monaco), 27 Mar - 1 Apr 2011; Other Information: 4 figs., 12 refs.; Related Information: In: Isotopes in Hydrology, Marine Ecosystems and Climate Change Studies. Vol. I. Proceedings of an International Symposium| 547 p.
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; AQUIFERS; CARBON 13; DEUTERIUM; FERTILIZERS; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; MANURES; MARINE SURVEYS; MOROCCO; MOUNTAINS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN 18; UNESCO
OSTI ID:
22122088
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, Vienna (Austria)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISSN 0074-1884; ISBN 978-92-0-135610-9; TRN: XA13R0845078199
Availability:
Also available on-line: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1580_vol1_web.pdf; Enquiries should be addressed to IAEA, Marketing and Sales Unit, Publishing Section, E-mail: sales.publications@iaea.org; Web site: http://www.iaea.org/books
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 357-364
Announcement Date:
Aug 29, 2013

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Re, V., Allais, E., El Hamouti, N., Bouchnan, R., Sacchi, E., Rizzo, F., and Zuppi, G. M. Natural Tracers and Isotope Techniques to Define Groundwater Recharge and Salinization in the Bou Areg Coastal Aquifer (North Morocco). IAEA: N. p., 2013. Web.
Re, V., Allais, E., El Hamouti, N., Bouchnan, R., Sacchi, E., Rizzo, F., & Zuppi, G. M. Natural Tracers and Isotope Techniques to Define Groundwater Recharge and Salinization in the Bou Areg Coastal Aquifer (North Morocco). IAEA.
Re, V., Allais, E., El Hamouti, N., Bouchnan, R., Sacchi, E., Rizzo, F., and Zuppi, G. M. 2013. "Natural Tracers and Isotope Techniques to Define Groundwater Recharge and Salinization in the Bou Areg Coastal Aquifer (North Morocco)." IAEA.
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