International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Messinian salinity crisis impact on the groundwater quality in Kert aquifer NE Morocco: Hydrochemical and statistical approaches

Elgettafi Mohammed
  • Elgettafi Mohammed
  • Water Institute. Departamento de Geoquímica, Petrología y Prospección Geológica. Facultad de Geología. Universidad de Barcelona. Martí i Franquès, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Elmandour Abdennabi
  • Elmandour Abdennabi
  • GEOHYD Laboratory, Université Cady Ayyad, Faculté des sciences Semlalia, Marrakech, Morocco.
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Himi Mahjoub
  • Himi Mahjoub
  • Water Institute. Departamento de Geoquímica, Petrología y Prospección Geológica. Facultad de Geología. Universidad de Barcelona. Martí i Franquès, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Casas Albert
  • Casas Albert
  • Water Institute. Departamento de Geoquímica, Petrología y Prospección Geológica. Facultad de Geología. Universidad de Barcelona. Martí i Franquès, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Elhaouadi Boubker
  • Elhaouadi Boubker
  • Laboratory of Hydraulic Agency of Moulouya Basin, Oujda, Morocco.
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  •  Received: 02 January 2012
  •  Accepted: 28 June 2012
  •  Published: 30 November 2012

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