INVESTIGATION OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY VARIATIONS ALONG WADI NAJRAN, NAJRAN, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Authors

  • Abdelatif Mokhtar Ahmed Faculty of Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan
  • Ahmed. K.Abd El Aal Civil Engineering Department. Faculty of Engineering, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/eijas.v6i4.77

Keywords:

Groundwater, Wadi Najran, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This paper aims to determine the groundwater quality at Najran town and nearby villages, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Physical and chemical analyses have been carried out for seven groundwater samples collected from Najran area. This study indicates that the groundwater quality in the study area is fit for human purposes except at the Al Uraisa bore hole, which contain high amounts of total dissolved solids (TDS) and electrical conductivity (EC) above the permissible limits of the World Health Organization standards. The groundwater is also fit for irrigation purpose and agricultural use.

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Published

2020-12-27

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Vol. 6 No. 4 (2020): EPH - International Journal of Applied Science ( ISSN: 2208-2182 )

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