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A pretreatment process for brackish water and brine desalination -

Korban, Lea Georges (2015)

In response to the increasing demand for fresh water worldwide, water reuse and desalination have been successfully employed as alternative methods of freshwater supply over the last few decades (Elimelech and Phillip, ...
A ‘beyond the river’ approach for enhanced cooperation in the Euphrates-Tigris basin -

Nasr, Karim Sami Anis (2016)

The Euphrates and Tigris Rivers have historically been a major source of dispute and conflict between its main riparians: Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. While several water agreements have previously been signed between ...
Assessment of natural radioactivity in drinking water in South Lebanon.

Mourad, Safaa Mohamad Said (2019)

Groundwater contains certain levels of radioactivity that arise from the decay of naturally occurring radioactive materials in the adjacent rocks. Radiation is known to have deleterious health effects. As such, assessment ...
Characterization of magnesium hydroxide flocs resulting from the treatment of high turbidity kaolin clay suspensions

Bin Ahmed, Sara Walid (2013)

This study evaluated the effect of operating conditions on magnesium hydroxide floc formation and characteristics, mainly strength and size, besides total suspended solids (TSS) and turbidity removal efficiencies. The ...
Developing land use regression models to predict nitrogen oxides and ozone concentrations across an urbanizing gradient : the case of Lebanon.

El Khoury, Celine Wajih (2019)

Most developing countries suffer from elevated ambient traffic-related air pollution. In the Greater Beirut Area (GBA), the absence of a functioning fixed-station air quality monitoring network with an adequate spatial ...
Effect of algal-algal interactions in toxicity testing bioassays -

Kamareddine, Lina Amer (2017)

This study examines single and multispecies algal bioassays using copper toxicity. Three green (S. subspicatus, S. quadricauda and A. angustus) and one blue-green algae species (O.prolifera) were selected based on their ...
Impact of saltwater intrusion on agricultural productivity and water use among coastal communities -

Dib, Tania Samir (2015)

Coastal aquifers are vulnerable to potential saltwater intrusion due to overexploitation of groundwater and potential climate change impacts such as sea level rise, altered precipitation patterns, and decreased groundwater ...
The impact of virtual water trading on the water management and agricultural policies of semi-arid region countries the case study of Cyprus - by Nora Nabih Fayssal

Fayssal, Nora Nabih (2005)

Most Middle Eastern, North African, and Mediterranean countries are facing chron ic and severe water shortage problems. Such problems are exacerbated by increas ing populations and growing economic activity. Although many ...
Manure management plan in livestock farms in Lebanon : case of Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel governorates.

Hteit, Sarah Ibrahim (2019)

The improper management of animal manure has significant impacts on the environment and human health due to soil and groundwater pollution, and malodourous emissions. Several physical and biological methods are used to ...
Performance assessment of community-based interventions for water and sanitation improvement in urban slums

Alameddine, Mirna Mohammad Saoud (2012)

Urban slums are underprivileged heavily populated areas that endure improper access to safe water for drinking and domestic usage, which often entails health concerns, namely diarrhea. Water, sanitation and hygiene improvement ...
Sensitivity analysis of an integrated numerical flow model output to key model parameters used in common qualitative vulnerability assessment methods

Hassan Kassem, Assaad Hassan (2020)

Qualitative vulnerability assessment methods applied in karst aquifers rely on key factors in the hydrological compartments and are usually assigned different weights according to their projected impact on the groundwater ...
The Quick-silver problem : conquering mercury pollution using a green chemical solution.

Borji, Hadil Ali (2019)

Pollution of surface and ground water with heavy metals threatens living organisms and their environment. Mitigation techniques are required to reduce the amount of heavy metals to safer levels, complying with the EPA ...

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