Saltwater intrusion occurs in coastal areas worldwide and a theoretical investigation of its sources is crucial because dissolved salts are probably the most common contaminants in freshwater. In the case of coastal aquifers, contamination arises from saltwater invasion, caused primarily by human activities due to heavy urbanisation. Hence, there is a need to predict the location and movement o...

Coastal aquifers are affected by seawater intrusion (SWI), which causes their salinization, and yield submarine groundwater discharge (SGD), feeds marine ecosystems. Characterizing dynamics in coastal is fundamental for understanding both processes interaction. In order to gain insights into SWI SGD, we developed a 100 m-scale experimental field site located alluvial aquifer at the mouth of an ...

Monitoring of seawater intrusion is essential to determine and predict groundwater deterioration, and assess other managerial activities in coastal aquifers. Monitoring involves designing strategy and methodology of field surveys for choosing the most effective means towards obtaining the most reliable possible data. The monitoring of seawater intrusion may consist of direct and indirect method...

One interesting hydrogeological feature of the small (less than 4 km) Almuñécar alluvial aquifer -andalusian mediterranean coast, Spainis related to its seasonal intrusion-extrusion cycles. This is thought to be a consequence of the coarse and clean nature of the sediments and the correspondent high values of hydraulic conductivity (around 500 m/day). The recharge (14 hm/y as an average) comes ...

This study was carried out in the Middle Governorate of Gaza Strip, Palestine. The coastal aquifer is the main source of water for domestic, agricultural, and industrial purposes in the study area. During the last three decades the aquifer has deteriorated to a high degree in the quality and quantity due to the over-pumping and the encroachment of seawater.  Hydrogeochemical analysis for ground...