Evaluation of groundwater quality and hydrochemical characteristics in the shallow aquifer of El-Oued region (Algerian Sahara)

B Bouselsal, H Saibi - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2022 - Elsevier
The water quality of the aquifer of the El-Oued region (Algerian Sahara) is deteriorating in
water quality due to anthropogenic effects and over exploitation of the groundwater …

Degradation of groundwater quality in expanding cities in West Africa. A case study of the unregulated shallow aquifer in Cotonou

H Houéménou, S Tweed, G Dobigny, D Mama… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In Cotonou, as in many expanding West African cities, major population growth and
infrastructural development has not kept up with informal settlement development onto …

Water quality assessment and hydrogeochemical characterization of the Ouargla complex terminal aquifer (Algerian Sahara)

M Kharroubi, B Bouselsal, M Ouarekh… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The complex terminal (CT) aquifer is a very important water resource in Ouargla regions.
Most of the population depends on groundwater for their daily needs especially for drinking …

The impact of urban development on aquifers in large coastal cities of West Africa: Present status and future challenges

B Nlend, H Celle-Jeanton, F Huneau… - Land Use Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the coastal cities of Abidjan, Cotonou, Lagos and Douala in West
Africa. Published data on these areas were aggregated in order to compare the urban …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative study of groundwater vulnerability to contamination assessment methods applied to the southern coastal sedimentary basin of Benin

A Agossou, JS Yang - Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
Study region Southern coastal sedimentary basin of Benin, south of Benin, West Africa Study
focus Groundwater vulnerability and contamination in Benin is a major concern that need …

Characterisation of hydro-geochemical processes influencing groundwater quality in rural areas: A case study of Soutpansberg Region, Limpopo Province, South …

L Lalumbe, T Kanyerere - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Groundwater is often the main or only source of fresh water supply in arid to semi-arid rural
areas owing to decreasing rainfall patterns, reduced availability of surface water and …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a conceptual groundwater flow model using a combined hydrogeological, hydrochemical and isotopic approach: A case study from southern …

KAR Kpegli, A Alassane, SE van der Zee… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region The Turonian-Coniacian aquifer system in the North of the Coastal
Sedimentary Basin, southern Benin, West Africa. Study focus The Turonian-Coniacian …

Seasonal and interannual variability of salinity in a large West-African lagoon (Nokoué Lagoon, Benin)

OV Okpeitcha, A Chaigneau, Y Morel, T Stieglitz… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nokoué Lagoon in the South of Benin is a large intermittent coastal water body in West
Africa, which supports one of the largest inland fisheries of the region. The seasonal and …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative geochemistry of Early Carboniferous marine red beds (MRBs) and their significance for deep time paleoceanographic reconstructions

CJ Card, M Montenari - Sedimentary Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine red beds (MRBs), also known as oceanic red beds (ORBs), are reddish colored
sediments deposited within the marine realm that have been stained during deposition …

Evaluation of potential seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifers system of Benin and effect of countermeasures considering future sea level rise

A Agossou, JS Yang, JB Lee - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the present study, a three-dimensional SEAWAT model was developed to generally
simulate the impact of climate change and anthropogenic activities on seawater intrusion …