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Nitrates -- which are naturally occurring substances but which can also be caused by leaching of fertilizer into the water supply -- are considered primary contaminants.
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Fertilizer application and the subsequent leaching of fertilizers are identified as the major causes.
Besides, it is also affected by soil erosion and leaching of fertilizers from the near catchment area.
In arid and semiarid regions, sources of nitrates in groundwaters have either been linked with direct anthropogenic pollution in towns or with leaching of fertilizers in agricultural areas.
The primary mineral sources of sulphate ions include evaporate minerals such as Anhydrite, Gypsum and sulphates of Magnesium and Sodium and the leaching of fertilizers (Thivya et al. 2013a) may also increase the sulphate concentration in groundwater.
A widespread example of irrigation-induced toxicity hazard is NO3− (nitrate) accumulation in groundwater caused by the excess leaching of nitrogen fertilizer through agricultural soil.
The high concentration of ammonia recorded at S4 and S1 may be as a result of leaching of applied fertilizers and/or run-off at those sites as these wells were in close proximity to cocoa farms.
Excessive use of arsenical pesticides on crops may be a source of arsenic contamination due to leaching process of fertilizers and pesticides from soils to groundwater.
Low soil fertility in turn resulted from farming without replenishing nutrients over time, continuous cropping of cereals, removal of crop residues, nutrient leaching, low level of fertilizer usage and unbalanced application of nutrients.
Groundwater is best demanded for the point of view quality, because in most cases it does not require treatment once extracted, but in Skikda region, this type of water is sometimes threatened by the high rate of salinity in some wells, and polluted by various substances derived primarily from urban and industrial discharges and the leaching of agricultural lands (fertilizers).
The leaching of nitrogen-based fertilizers into oceans and overfishing of herbivore species that mow back seaweed have been linked to this process.
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