Water reuse in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Status, prospects and research needs

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 926-936

  Drewes, Jörg E ^a,b   Garduño, C Patricio Roa ^b   Amy, Gary L ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop irrigation; Groundwater recharge; Saudi Arabia; Water reclamation; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; GROUNDWATER; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

DISTRIBUTED INFRASTRUCTURE; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; RECLAMATION AND REUSE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEAWATER DESALINATION; WATER REUSE;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

GROUND WATER; RAIN; STORM WATER;

DESALINATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECHARGE; RECYCLING; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; DESALINATION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIAL CLASS; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84873895845     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2012.063     Document Type: Article

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