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groundwater.
6. Conclusions
Ten vertical electrical resistivity soundings (VES) have
been used to investigate the subsurface hydro-geological
conditions (to a depth of about 100 m) in Wadi Al-Butum
sub-catchments area for groundwater artificial recharge
purposes. Adjacent boreholes, historical and recent ana-
lyzed chemical analyses of rainfall, surface water and
groundwater of two aquifer types’ samples were also
available.
Interpretation of geoelectrical data indicates the pre-
sence of near-surface potential layer of alluvial deposits
to store and recharge the shallow limestone aquifer. The
thickness of this layer was found to be 35 m in the west-
ern part of study area (beneath VES4) and around 10 m
at the most eastern part at VES7. Moreover, a highly po-
tential alluvial paleo-channel deposits (20 m) for ground-
water recharged is found at VES5. The results of hydro-
geochemical modeling, saturation indices and rock/water
interactions indicate an overall enhancement of the origi-
nal ground quality could be expected.
7. Acknowledgements
The author sincerely acknowledges Prof. Elias Salameh
from university of Jordan for the great valuable collabo-
ration and suggestions. Special thanks for my colleagues
Adnan Rizg, Mo’ns Al-Alwneh and Majdi Al-Sirhan for
their great cooperation during field works. Critical and
constructive review of the manuscript by the reviewers is
greatly treasured.
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