Research Article
Actual and Predictive Transport Modeling of Fluoride Contamination of the Sfax-Agareb Coastal Aquifer in the Mediterranean Basin
Table 2
Calibrated flow model parameters in a steady-state of the Sfax-Agareb groundwaters during October 2013.
| | Flow parameters | Units | Before calibration | After calibration | Description |
| | Hydraulic conductivity of sand (Kx) | m/s | 8.10−6 at 1.10−3 | 2.10−4 | Data founded by GCT [42] during the geotechnical investigations in the study area | | Hydraulic conductivity of sand (Ky) | m/s | 2.10−4 | 2.10−4 | Data founded by GCT [42] | | Hydraulic conductivity of sand (Kz) | m/s | 2.10−5 | 2.10−5 | Data founded by GCT [42] | | Refill (effective infiltration) | mm/an | 7.6 | 10 | Values founded by Trabelsi [43] | | Effective porosity of sand | | 0,25 at 0,35 | 0,25 | Values founded by Banton and Bangoy [56] | | Total porosity of sand | | 0,3 at 0,4 | 0,3 | Values founded by Banton and Bangoy [56] |
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