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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Salinity problem of groundwater in the Wadi Tharad Basin, Saudi Arabia
الملوحة مشكلة المياه الجوفية في حوض وادي طراد، المملكة العربية السعودية
 
Subject : Salinity problem of groundwater in the Wadi Tharad Basin, Saudi Arabia 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : In Wadi Tharad the groundwater has been subjected to hydrochemical study to identify the process (s) that led to the formation of relatively highly saline water in shallow alluvial aquifer. The chemical analyses results show that the groundwater salinity was highly variable and randomly distributed along the wadi course. This variation could be attributed to intensive evaporation on effluent prone surface irrigation water that led to precipitation of evaporates (e.g., calcite, dolomite, gypsum and probably halite). The intensive irrigation practice through mineral dissolution recharged the groundwater with a marked increase in the salinity. The local hydrogeological condition is also involved in determining the risk of the groundwater salinity as a consequence of irrigation practice. 
ISSN : 1012-1319 
Journal Name : Science Journal 
Volume : 48 
Issue Number : 4 
Publishing Year : 1426 AH
2006 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Monday, February 21, 2011 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
محمود اليمانيAlyamani, Mahmoud ResearcherDoctorate 

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