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PALESTINE WATCH:. MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE LANDS OF GEOGRAPHIC PALESTINE. Birzeit University Kamal Abdalfattah-director Ahmad Hammad Riham Barghouti Ihab Dababsa Farah Ghalib Raida Qarabesa Salem Thawaba Abdel Halim Tomeizeh. Calvin College Bert de Vries- director - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PALESTINE WATCH:
MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE LANDS OF GEOGRAPHIC
PALESTINE
Project StaffBirzeit University
Kamal Abdalfattah-directorAhmad HammadRiham BarghoutiIhab DababsaFarah GhalibRaida QarabesaSalem ThawabaAbdel Halim Tomeizeh
Calvin CollegeBert de Vries- directorBrian BlankespoorKimberly DeWallSebastian NaslundBenjamin RuddellAbi TanBeth VandenBerg
Partnership & CooperationCALVIN COLLEGE
Summer 2001 Research Team
Project Sectors
Project Goals
Geology Archaeology PollutionLand Use &Built-Up AreasWater Rights
Health Agriculture
Geology
TopographyGeologyHydrogeology
Water Rights
GoalsMap Water ResourcesDetermine Ownership Utilization practices
Land Use &Built-Up Areas
Parameters
Populationpopulation densitybuilt-up typehealth services, schools water networkTransportationwaste treatment facilities
Archaeology
Excavation Site in Tel el-Far’a
Cultural Resource Management
Preservation Inventory of Sites in the Far’a
Pollution
Water SamplingHealth
Pollution Effects Public Health Education
Agriculture Crop Types Irrigation
PracticesThe Wadi el-Far’a
Sampling ParameterspHElectroconductivityTotal Dissolved Solids ClHCO3
NH4
NO3
PO4
SO4
CaMgNaKTotal ColiformFecal Coliform
Research Area
Open channels of wastewater
El-Far’a Refugee Camp
El-Far’a Refugee Camp
Water theft by Illegal Pumping
HealthPollution Sources
SewageIndustrial WasteAgricultural Waste
Current wastewater system
Cess pitsSeptic TanksOpen Channels
Health RisksContamination of drinking water sources
Leaching into Groundwater
Surface water contamination
Waterborne illnesses (Hepatitis, Parasitic infections, Diarrheal Diseases)
Open Sewage Channels
Insect-borne diseases
Agriculture
Inefficient irrigation and agricultural practices.Use of contaminated water.PesticidesFertilizers
ConcernsEnvironmental
Soil Degredation Groundwater and
surface water contamination
Health Contaminated produce Exposure to toxins and
carcinogens from improper use of harmful pesticides.
For more Information
Visit our Website at:http://www.calvin.edu/~dvrb
Contact Information:Dr. Bert de Vries: [email protected] Tan: [email protected] Naslund: [email protected]