Impact of Treated Wastewater Reuse on Agriculture and Aquifer Recharge in a Coastal Area: Korba Case Study

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2251-2265

  Ayni, Foued El ^a,c   Cherif, Semia ^b   Jrad, Amel ^a   Trabelsi Ayadi, Malika ^c  

^a Centre International des Technologies de l'Environnement de Tunis CITET   (Tunisia)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES EN SCIENCES DES MATÉRIAUX   (Tunisia)

^c University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Groundwater; Irrigation; Recharge; Reuse; Treated wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL TREATMENT; AQUIFER RECHARGE; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL BARRIER; COLIFORMS; DETECTION LIMITS; E. COLI; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FAECAL STREPTOCOCCI; HEALTH IMPACT; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH SALINITY; INFILTRATION BASINS; LOCAL AQUIFERS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT; RECHARGE; REUSE; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TOTAL COLIFORMS; TREATED WASTEWATER; TUNISIA;

AQUIFERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COASTAL ZONES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION DETECTION; POTABLE WATER; POTASSIUM; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SALMONELLA; SEAWATER; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; PH; RECHARGE; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

KORBA; NABEUL; TUNISIA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 79960106683     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9805-2     Document Type: Review

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