Mapping potential zones for groundwater recharge and its evaluation in arid environments using a GIS approach: case study of North Gafsa Basin (Central Tunisia)

N Mokadem, E Boughariou, M Mudarra… - Journal of African Earth …, 2018 - Elsevier
With the progressive evolution of industrial sector, agricultural, urbanization, population and
drinking water supply, the water demand continuously increases which necessitates the …

North Western Sahara aquifer system hydrothermal and petroleum reservoirs dynamics: a comprehensive overview

Y Hamed, B Houda, M Ahmed, R Hadji… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
In the last decades, anthropogenic activities (eg, intense agricultural activity, over-
exploitation of water and petroleum resources, surface and groundwater contamination) …

Modelling of potential groundwater artificial recharge in the transboundary Algero‐Tunisian Basin (Tebessa‐Gafsa): The application of stable isotopes and …

Y Hamed, R Hadji, K Ncibi, A Hamad… - Irrigation and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Water resource overuse is a considerable challenge in areas with diverse activities and
mixed climate. An area with deteriorated water quality (salinity higher than 5 g/L), typical of …

Phosphate mining pollution in southern Tunisia: environmental, epidemiological, and socioeconomic investigation

Y Hamed, F Khelifi, B Houda, AB Sâad, K Ncibi… - Environment …, 2023 - Springer
The present study tends to close this gap of knowledge by introducing new data based on
cross-sectional surveys operated through two steps, a specific questionnaire at local …

Hydrogeochemical and stable isotope data of groundwater of a multi-aquifer system: Northern Gafsa basin–Central Tunisia

N Mokadem, A Demdoum, Y Hamed, S Bouri… - Journal of African Earth …, 2016 - Elsevier
The hydrodynamic of the multi-aquifer system (the Continental Intercalaire “CI” and the
Complex Terminal “CT”) of the North Gafsa basin is largely determined by tectonics …

Hydrogeochemical characterization of water mineralization in Tebessa-Kasserine karst system (Tuniso-Algerian Transboundry basin)

A Hamad, F Baali, R Hadji, H Zerrouki, H Besser… - Euro-Mediterranean …, 2018 - Springer
Carbonate aquifers provide large parts of the water supply for more than a quarter of the
world's population. The geochemical assessment of these heterogeneous aquifers is a …

Bioaccessibility of potentially toxic metals in soil, sediments and tailings from a north Africa phosphate-mining area: Insight into human health risk assessment

F Khelifi, AG Caporale, Y Hamed, P Adamo - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The risk assessment of phosphate mining/processing industrial activities on the environment
and human health is crucial to properly manage and minimize the risks over time. In this …

Use of geochemical, isotopic, and age tracer data to develop models of groundwater flow: A case study of Gafsa mining basin-Southern Tunisia

Y Hamed, R Ahmadi, A Demdoum, S Bouri… - Journal of African Earth …, 2014 - Elsevier
Hydro-(major and trace elements: Cd, F and Sr), isotope (18 O, 2 H, 3 H and 13 C)
geochemistry and radiogenic carbon (14 C) of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) were used …

Lateral fold growth and linkage in the Zagros fold and thrust belt (Kurdistan, NE Iraq)

B Bretis, N Bartl, B Grasemann - Basin Research, 2011 - earthdoc.org
The Zagros fold and thrust belt is a seismically active orogen that has accommodated the N–
S shortening between the Arabian and Eurasian plates since the Miocene. Whereas the …

Impact of climate change on groundwater and the extinction of ancient “Foggara” and springs systems in arid lands in North Africa: a case study in Gafsa basin …

N Mokadem, B Redhaounia, H Besser, Y Ayadi… - Euro-Mediterranean …, 2018 - Springer
The rising increase in groundwater abstraction to serve the industrial sector and to fulfill the
agricultural and domestic needs, coupled with severe drought periods during the past …