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Groundwater Quality Assessment in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Adel M. Alhababy1,2 * and Abdul Jabbar Al-Rajab3

1 Center for Environmental Research and Studies, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.10.1.03

Jazan province is an arid area, located at the southwestern part of Saudi Arabia along the Red Sea coast. Groundwater is the only resource of drinking water in this area; thus, its suitability for drinking and domestic uses is of public and scientific concern. In this study, groundwater samples were collected from 23 sites in Jazan area during fall 2014; measurements and analysis of water quality parameters including pH, total dissolved solids TDS, turbidity, hardness, alkalinity, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, sulfate, calcium, magnesium, chloride, iron and fluoride were carried out with references to WHO and Gulf Standardization Organization GSO. TDS values exceeded the permissible limit of 600 mg/l in 30.4% of samples, total hardness values exceeded the permissible limits of 300 mg/l in 34.8% of samples, and nitrate concentration exceeded the permissible limit of 50 mg/l in only one sample. However, the concentrations of investigated parameters in the groundwater samples were within the permissible limits of WHO. Our results showed that the water quality of groundwater in Jazan area is acceptable and could be used safely for drinking and domestic purposes. However, a special attention should be paid to the concentration of TDS and nitrate in groundwater in future studies.

Groundwater, Water Quality; Assessment; Correlation Matrices; Physicochemical Parameters; Jazan; Saudi Arabia

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Alhababy A. M, Al-Rajab A. J. Groundwater Quality Assessment in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia. Curr World Environ 2015;10(1) DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.10.1.03

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Alhababy A. M, Al-Rajab A. J. Groundwater Quality Assessment in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia. Curr World Environ 2015;10(1). Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org/?p=8535

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