Table 1.
Physicochemical parameters of some thermal waters in the south Rif (Morocco).
| Outita | Boudra | Tiouka | My Driss | Tratt | Zalagh | Moulay Yaâcoub | Ain Allah | Sidi Harazem | Ain Salama | Fezouane | Sidi Ali | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature | Source | Source | Source | Source | Source | Source | Source | Forage | Source | Source | Source | Source |
| T (°C) | 40 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 37 | 53 | 45 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 52 |
| pH | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.03 | 7.04 | 7.18 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Cond | 11,530 | 880 | 45,300 | 4400 | 1720 | 8350 | 48,250 | 660 | 1370 | 2000 | 550 | |
| Cl− | 2197.5 | 102.95 | 10,150 | 447.3 | 276.9 | 2094.5 | 17767.7 | 69.9 | 266.9 | 532.5 | 33.08 | 284 |
| SO32− | 917.7 | 138.8 | 100.8 | 720 | 139.2 | 192 | 38.4 | 67.2 | 16.8 | 50.4 | 26.6 | 11.22 |
| HCO3− | 268.4 | 326.35 | 389.79 | 414.8 | 365 | 292.8 | 305 | 366 | 335.5 | 34.7 | 854 | |
| Ca2+ | 378.6 | 111.68 | 403.5 | 344.82 | 51.5 | 121.29 | 1434 | 49.77 | 80.6 | 70.54 | 33.75 | 108.21 |
| Mg2+ | 111.9 | 29.61 | 283.4 | 93.35 | 31.8 | 47.32 | 419.8 | 30.5 | 24.3 | 32.5 | 57.39 | |
| Na+ | 1277.2 | 50.79 | 5161.1 | 244.67 | 237.06 | 1359.3 | 11315.5 | 54.6 | 176.8 | 310.9 | 313.5 | |
| K+ | 30.9 | 5.7 | 41.12 | 5.56 | 4.3 | 25.36 | 404.5 | 0.75 | 2.64 | 22 | ||
| Sr2+ | 6.05 | 0.57 | 35.56 | 7.03 | 2.63 | 2.5 | 64.98 | 0.14 | 2.2 | |||
| SiO2 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 14 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 23.5 | ||
| NO3− | 0.2 | 26.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 3.23 | 4.96 | |||
| Li+ | 0.56 | 0.55 | 7.54 | 0.062 | 0.17 | 1.16 | 26.34 | 0.009 | 0.03 | |||
| Br− | 3 | 3.3 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
My: Moulay; T °C: temperature in degrees Celsius; Cond: electrical conductivity: μS/cm indicates that concentrations are in mg/l.