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The Angads plain aquifer system, composed of a phreatic groundwater and a deep confined aquifer, currently shows that some sites are contaminated with nitrates. These sites are located downstream of the epuration plant of Oujda. The current contamination affects almost 70% of the water collected in the study area, south of the groundwater aquifer. This situation may worsen if a policy of irrigating a large area by the treated wastewater is adopted.
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Es-sousy, M., Gharibi, E., Ghalit, M., Taupin, JD., Ben Alaya, M. (2019). Hydrochemical Quality of the Angads Plain Groundwater (Eastern Morocco). In: Chaminé, H., Barbieri, M., Kisi, O., Chen, M., Merkel, B. (eds) Advances in Sustainable and Environmental Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydrochemistry and Water Resources. CAJG 2018. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01572-5_24
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