The present paper aims at determining the status and trends in water quality at Western Algeria reservoirs. The method consists of the computation of Water Quality Index (WQI) on the basis of the physical–chemical quality parameters that were registered at the monitoring stations placed at the reservoirs. This WQI was applied to water quality data collected from 2001 to 2010. Results revealed that the overall surface water quality mainly fell into the marginal class in all reservoirs, expect Hammam Boughrara reservoir where water quality fell into the poor category. This implies that the water quality of this reservoir is almost always threatened or impaired; conditions usually depart from natural or desirable levels. The low value of the index was registered in 2005 at the following monitoring stations: Hammam Boughrara – 26.5%, Sikkak – 33.5%, and Cheurfa – 41.2%. This low level of WQI can be attributed to a number of variables and tests that exceed or are less than the objectives. This study showed that the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment's WQI (CCME WQI) may assist water managers to integrate and interpret the picture of overall water quality in the study area.
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Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua
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November 21 2013
Water quality analysis of reservoirs within Western Algeria catchment areas using water quality index CCME WQI
Abdelkader Hamlat;
1Civil Engineering Department, Laboratory of Water Resource, Soil and Environment, University of Laghouat, P.O. Box: 37 G, Road of Ghardaïa, Laghouat, Algeria
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Abdellatif El-Bari Tidjani;
Abdellatif El-Bari Tidjani
2University of Science and Technology ‘Mohamed Boudhiaf’ Oran, P.O. Box 1505, El-Mnaouer, Oran 31000, Algeria
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Djillali Yebdri;
Djillali Yebdri
2University of Science and Technology ‘Mohamed Boudhiaf’ Oran, P.O. Box 1505, El-Mnaouer, Oran 31000, Algeria
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Mohamed Errih;
Mohamed Errih
2University of Science and Technology ‘Mohamed Boudhiaf’ Oran, P.O. Box 1505, El-Mnaouer, Oran 31000, Algeria
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Azeddine Guidoum
Azeddine Guidoum
1Civil Engineering Department, Laboratory of Water Resource, Soil and Environment, University of Laghouat, P.O. Box: 37 G, Road of Ghardaïa, Laghouat, Algeria
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Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2014) 63 (4): 311–324.
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June 30 2013
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September 22 2013
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Abdelkader Hamlat, Abdellatif El-Bari Tidjani, Djillali Yebdri, Mohamed Errih, Azeddine Guidoum; Water quality analysis of reservoirs within Western Algeria catchment areas using water quality index CCME WQI. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 June 2014; 63 (4): 311–324. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2013.226
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