[01] Sabri Kanzari, National Institute of Research of Rural Engineering, Waters and Forests of Tunis, INRGREF, Laboratory of Rural Engineering, University of Carthage, Ariana, Tunisia. [02] Béchir Ben Nouna, National Institute of Research of Rural Engineering, Waters and Forests of Tunis, INRGREF, Laboratory of Rural Engineering, University of Carthage, Ariana, Tunisia. [03] Mourad Rezig, National Institute of Research of Rural Engineering, Waters and Forests of Tunis, INRGREF, Laboratory of Rural Engineering, University of Carthage, Ariana, Tunisia.

Semi-arid regions face problems of soils and aquifers salinization. The studying approaches of salinization risks are based on the modeling of water movement and salt transfer. The closest approach to reality is the deterministic-mechanistic approach. In this paper, cases of salinization of soils and aquifers are presented to show the magnitude of the phenomenon on a global scale. Then, the mechanistic deterministic approach is detailed by the development of mathematical equations and by the presentation of its advantages and limitations.

Soil, Aquifer, Salinization, Modelling, Literature Review

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