Socio-Economic aspects of wastewater reuse in the gaza strip

Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 170-178

  Nassar, Abdelmajid R ^a   Al Najar, H ^a   Al Dadah, Jamal Y ^b  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Palestine)

^b Palestinian Water Authority   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Benefits; Groundwater; Irrigation; Soeio economic; Wastewaler reuse

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; GAZA STRIP; MIDDLE EAST; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES;

CITRUS;

EID: 70350367172     PISSN: 19947887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jest.2009.170.178     Document Type: Article

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