Groundwater pollution in Bouira (Algeria): concept and impact on human health

Abstract

In ALGERIA, increasing demands for safe drinking water and requirements to maintain healthy ecosystems are a real challenge. The objective of this work is to treat this problem over a period of eight years from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2015 , Based on the use of indicators as tools for evaluating the physical-chemical and bacteriological quality of drinking water and the potential risks to human health in the region of Bouira, Who has known The appearance of many of Water Transmission Diseases. Elaboration of cartography of Water Transmitted Diseases (WTD) over the entire area allowed us to find that the municipalities affected by these diseases are Bouira, Sour El Ghozlen and Lakhdaria. We also noticed an absence of Cholera during the study period, a decrease in cases of typhoid fever, viral hepatitis and irregular distribution of the Collective Food Toxi Infection disease.