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@ARTICLE{Diouf:909898,
author = {Diouf, Ousmane Coly and Sarr, Hameth Khassim and Diedhiou,
Mathias and Weihermüller, Lutz and Dieng, Ndeye Maguette
and Faye, Seynabou Cissé and Vereecken, Harry and Faye,
Serigne},
title = {{G}roundwater {Q}uality for {I}rrigation {P}urposes in the
{D}iass {H}orst {S}ystem in {S}enegal},
journal = {Water},
volume = {14},
number = {19},
issn = {2073-4441},
address = {Basel},
publisher = {MDPI},
reportid = {FZJ-2022-03506},
pages = {3002},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Due to surface water scarcity and variability in rainwater
events in the Thies region, Senegal, farmers mostly rely on
groundwater resources to improve yield production, although
water quality in the hydrosystem and its suitability may be
an issue. The objective of this study is to evaluate
suitability of the Maastrichtian and Paleocene aquifers
located the central western part of Senegal in the Thies
region for irrigation purposes. For this purpose, chemical
analyses were carried out on the major ions on the
Maastrichtian and Paleocene aquifers through a network of 62
sample locations (39 from the Maastrichtian and 23 from the
Paleocene) sampled in June 2019. Different water suitability
assessment indices were used to evaluate the potential for
irrigation, including sodium absorption ration (SAR),
percentage of sodium $(Na\%),$ permeability index, Kelly
ratio (RK), and salinity potential (SP) together with Wilcox
and USSL diagrams as methods. The results indicate, that the
Ca-Mg-HCO3 water type is dominant in the Maastrichtian
aquifer, while in the Paleocene aquifer, HCO3-Ca-Mg and
Cl-Ca-Mg are the main water types. The combination of these
computed index values indicates that the percentage of
suitable water for irrigation purposes accounts for $89.7\%$
and $86.9\%$ of the samples for the Maastrichtian and the
Paleocene aquifers, respectively. On the other hand, water
samples unsuitable for irrigation purposes range between
only $10.3\%$ and $13.1\%$ for the two aquifers},
cin = {IBG-3},
ddc = {690},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {2173 - Agro-biogeosystems: controls, feedbacks and impact
(POF4-217)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2173},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000867377600001},
doi = {10.3390/w14193002},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/909898},
}