EGU21-14734
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-14734
EGU General Assembly 2021
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Investigating the possible measure to protect groundwater from polluted streams in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: the Eastern Nile Delta case study

Ismail Abd-Elaty, Martina Zelenakova, Salvatore Straface, Zuzana Vranayová, Mohamed Abu-hashim, Abdelazim Negm, and Andrea Scozzari
Ismail Abd-Elaty et al.
  • Faculty of engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt, (eng_abdelaty2006@yahoo.com)

Groundwater is the main source of drinking water in the Nile Delta. Unfortunately, it might be polluted by seepage from polluted streams. This study was carried out to investigate the possible measures  to  protect groundwater  in the Nile delta aquifer using a numerical model (MT3DMS - Mass Transport 3-Dimension Multi-Species). The sources of groundwater contamination were identified and the total dissolved solids (TDS) was taken as an indicator for the contamination. Different strategies were investigated for mitigating the impact of polluted water: i) allocating polluted drains and canals in lower permeability layers; ii)  installing cut-off walls in the polluted drains, and finally, iii) using lining materials in polluted drains and canals. Results indicated these measures effective to mitigate the groundwater pollution. In particular, the cut-off wall was effective for contamination reduction in shallow aquifers, whereas it had no effect in the deep aquifer, while lining materials in polluted drains and canals were able to prevent contamination and to protect the freshwater in the aquifers.  It is worth mentioning that this study was partially supported by a bilateral project between ASRT (Egypt) and CNR (Italy).

 

 

How to cite: Abd-Elaty, I., Zelenakova, M., Straface, S., Vranayová, Z., Abu-hashim, M., Negm, A., and Scozzari, A.: Investigating the possible measure to protect groundwater from polluted streams in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: the Eastern Nile Delta case study, EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-14734, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-14734, 2021.

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