Author(s)

A. Melloul & M. Collin

Abstract

Coastal areas are in general characterised by high on-going levels of population growth and domestic water demand. Major sources of pollution are urbanisation and overpumpage of aquifers. The result is an increase in salinity and pollution from sea water intrusion and other high-salinity sources, and from anthro-pomorphic percolation from ground surface to the water table. The purpose of this study is to delineate guidelines to identify preliminary signals of groundwater salinisation in areas under high land-use contamination pressure, and under impact of stress-management. The study is based on analyses of groundwater chlorographs and nitrographs of wells located along the Israel and the Gaza Strip Coastal aquifer

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