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Volume 58, Issue 2
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ABSTRACT

The phenomenon of seawater invasion is a very common and widespread environmental problem that is present in the majority of Egyptian coastal aquifers. Saltwater intrusion may occur due to human activities and by natural events such as climate change and sea level rise. El Qaa plain is a structural depression trending NNW‐SSE, parallel to the main rift system of the Gulf of Suez. The Quaternary aquifer in El Qaa plain is the main source for water supply in this region. So, this study has been conducted to shed more light on the description of the subsurface section and marking out the invasion of seawater to this aquifer at the northern part of El Qaa plain. In this concern, transient electromagnetic data were measured at 52 stations arranged along 2 parallel profiles, 10 km apart, trending NE‐SW to cross the major course of the plain and to be approximately perpendicular to the coast line of the Suez Gulf. In addition, information from a nearby borehole was used to confirm the results of transient electromagnetic data interpretation. Two apparent resistivity pseudosections and two geoelectrical cross‐sections were constructed along the selected profiles. Investigation of these sections revealed that four geoelectrical layers could be detected in the shallow subsurface medium at the studied area and the Quaternary aquifer has been affected by seawater invasion at the western and middle parts. Besides, three faults striking approximately NW‐SE parallel to the major track of the plain were inferred from this study. These faults may be controlling the groundwater accumulation and flow in this area.

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