Wastewater production, treatment and reuse around the mediterranean region: Current status and main drivers

Integrated Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean Region: Dialogue Towards New Strategy

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 139-174

  Guardiola Claramonte, Maite ^a   Sato, Toshio ^b   Choukr Allah, Redouane ^c   Qadir, Manzoor ^a,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

^d United Nations University Institute for Water   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mediterranean countries; Wastewater production; Wastewater reuse; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922582943     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4756-2_9     Document Type: Chapter

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