TY  - JOUR
T1  - Assessing the vulnerability to pollution in the aquifer’s Charf El Akab (Tangier, Morocco)
AU  - Achagra, Laila 
AU  - Messari, Jamal Stitou El 
AU  - Draoui, Mohamed 
PY  - 2013
DA  - August
JF  - Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment
PB  - Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1304-9550
SP  - 268
EP  - 273
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Abstract The application of the DRASTIC’s method on Charf El Akab's aquifer situated in the northwest of Morocco, precisely in the coastal plain between Tangiers and Asila, was made in this study. The mapping of the index DRASTIC allows us to delineate zones with various degrees of pollution vulnerability. The obtained results show that: i) the high˗vulnerability zones extend over the entire free part of the lower ground˗water (in the South of the aquifer), and ii) These zones lack natural protection of the ground˗water. Precisely, the pollution vulnerability becomes very high in the southeast part of the studied sector, mostly in the quarry areas where the exploited biosandstones play the reloading role with respect to the lower ground˗water. The zone with moderate vulnerability extends over the north part, where the ground˗water is covered by the upper, and the middle, fine˗grained to marly lithological formations. In the same zone, the vulnerability becomes low at the level of wetlands. As a conclusion, it is important to carry out strict control and follow˗up of the ground˗water to optimize its role as a strategic reserve in the Tangier’s region.
KW  - Key words: DRASTIC model
KW  - groundwater
KW  - vulnerability mapping
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UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jbme/issue//121785
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/103643
ER  -