2D and 3D visualization of aquifer sediments, surface water seepage and groundwater flow using DC-resistivity, DC-IP, and SP methods, West El-Minia, Egypt

In this study, the SP, DC-Resistivity and DC-TDIP methods were used and included 21 sites for determining the groundwater conditions and visualizing the aquifer sediments, surface water seepage, and groundwater flow in 2D and 3D. The results indicated the occurrence of Quaternary and Tertiary deposi...

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Published in:Environmental earth sciences Vol. 82; no. 1; p. 21
Main Authors: Ammar, A. I., Kamal, K. A., El-Boghdady, M. F. M., Ebrahem, O.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Accumulation
Aquifers
Biogeosciences
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Effective porosity
Egypt
Electrical resistivity
Environmental Science and Engineering
Eocene
Eocene epoch
Fault zones
Freshwater
Geochemistry
Geology
Groundwater
Groundwater flow
Hydrogeology
Hydrology/Water Resources
Inland water environment
Limestone
Original Article
Permeability
Porosity
Quaternary
Quaternary deposits
Salinity
Salinity effects
Sediment
Sediment distribution
Sedimentary rocks
Sediments
Seepage
Shale
Shales
Submarine springs
Surface water
Surface-groundwater relations
Terrestrial Pollution
Tertiary
Three dimensional flow
Three dimensional models
Two dimensional flow
Visualization
Water bearing layers
Water seepage
Egypt
Water seepage and groundwater flow
2D and 3D visualization of sediments
DC-resistivity method
DC-TDIP method
SP method
ISSN:1866-6280, 1866-6299
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Summary:In this study, the SP, DC-Resistivity and DC-TDIP methods were used and included 21 sites for determining the groundwater conditions and visualizing the aquifer sediments, surface water seepage, and groundwater flow in 2D and 3D. The results indicated the occurrence of Quaternary and Tertiary deposits, as well as shallow aquifer of Eocene fractured limestone and Quaternary deposits. The resistivity, chargeability and SP values were compared with each other and 2D and 3D visualization models were designed for these values to understand the sediment distribution and its geological and hydrogeological implications. High to medium, low and very low chargeability values indicated the compact sediments with high shale content, water-bearing layers and freshwater zones and dry sediments, respectively, and varied with the water amount, salinity and effective porosity. Low to very low values of SP indicated the occurrence and high accumulation of groundwater and an increase in shale, permeability and groundwater flow and source, and possibly salinity. The results showed that the resistivity, chargeability and SP values had an important role in separating the dry and saturated sediments and defining the fault zone, determining the source of surface water seepage, classifying the depths of high, medium and low groundwater accumulation and flow and permeability. The IP depended highly on the water amount and shale content and it was interesting in groundwater exploration with resistivity and in differentiating between groundwater and clays. The SP assisted in delineating the surface water seepage and groundwater source and flow direction, and predicting the sediments permeability.
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ISSN:1866-6280
1866-6299
DOI:10.1007/s12665-022-10697-y