Assessment of groundwater quality of Al-Shagaya area (Kuwait) for irrigation and industrial purposes using water quality index and GIS techniques

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Kuwait Journal of Science Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI:10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100334

Fawzia Al-Ruwaih, Redha Mohammad, Shafiullah Mohideen

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Abstract

Groundwater samples and pumping test data were analyzed from three selected fields (Fields B, C, and D) of the Dammam limestone aquifer (Al-Shagaya, Kuwait) to investigate their aquifer hydrogeological properties and reveal the main geochemical processes. The suitability for irrigation and industrial use was assessed by using water quality index (WQI) and determining the agricultural quality. The pumping tests revealed a confined to semi-confined aquifer, with transmissivity ranging between 4000 and 1.5x10⁶ Igpd/ft, and a storage coefficient of 2 to 4x10⁻⁴. The aquifer salinity ranged from 2403 to 5672 mg/l with Na₂SO₄ and CaSO₄ as the main chemical types. The values of WQI indicated that 18% of groundwater samples were of very good quality while 82% of the samples were of acceptable quality. This study has found that the groundwater of this area can be used for industrial and irrigation purposes.

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利用水质指数和地理信息系统技术评估 Al-Shagaya 地区（科威特）灌溉和工业用地下水水质

对达曼石灰岩含水层（科威特沙加亚）的三个选定水田（B、C 和 D 田）的地下水样本和抽水试验数据进行了分析，以研究其含水层的水文地质特性并揭示主要的地球化学过程。通过使用水质指数（WQI）和确定农业质量，对灌溉和工业用途的适宜性进行了评估。抽水试验显示，含水层为封闭至半封闭含水层，渗透率在 4000 至 1.5x106 Igpd/ft 之间，储水系数为 2 至 4x10-4。含水层的盐度介于 2403 至 5672 毫克/升之间，主要化学类型为 Na2SO4 和 CaSO4。水质指数值表明，18% 的地下水样本水质很好，82% 的样本水质合格。这项研究发现，该地区的地下水可用于工业和灌溉目的。

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Kuwait Journal of Science MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES-

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1.60

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28.60%

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132

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