Joint evaluation of groundwater occurrences in Abu Madi coastal area - Tapa blanda

This topic addresses the evaluation of groundwater resources in Abu Madi coastal area located in northern Egypt using joint geophysical and hydrogeochemical investigations. In order to achieve this target, we have conducted twenty Vertical Electrical Soundings at the study area, which were followed by 2-D Electrical Resistivity Tomography along two traverses. In addition, 26 surface water, shallow and deep groundwater samples have been collected for hydrogeochemical analyses of various ionic contents and stable isotopic composition. The interpretation of the two data sets enabled the understanding of the groundwater distribution in the geoelectical layers as well as its quality for domestic and industrial uses.

Mohamed K. Salah is currently working as an associate professor at the Department of Geology; the American University of Beirut. He got his Bachelor Degree in Geology in 1992 and a Master in Petrophysics in 1997 at Tanta University. He got his PhD degree in seismology from Japan. He is interested in Geophysical exploration of natural resources.