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PALESTINE WATCH:

PALESTINE WATCH:. MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE LANDS OF GEOGRAPHIC PALESTINE. Funded and Administered by: The Association Liaison Office (ALO) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Birzeit University Kamal Abdalfattah-director Ahmad Hammad Riham Barghouti

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PALESTINE WATCH:

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  1. PALESTINE WATCH: MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE LANDS OF GEOGRAPHICPALESTINE Funded and Administered by: The Association Liaison Office (ALO) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

  2. 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 Brian Blankespoor Kimberly DeWall Sebastian Naslund Benjamin Ruddell Abi Tan Beth VandenBerg Project Staff

  3. Partnership & Cooperation CALVIN COLLEGE Summer 2001 Research Team

  4. Project Sectors

  5. Geology • Topography • Geology • Hydrogeology

  6. Goals Map Water Resources Determine Ownership Utilization practices Water Rights Water theft by Illegal Pumping

  7. Land Use & Built-Up Areas • Population • population density • built-up type • health services, schools • water network • Transportation • waste treatment facilities

  8. Excavation Site in Tel el-Far’a Archaeology • Cultural Resource Management • Preservation • Inventory of Sites in the Far’a

  9. Pollution Water Sampling Parameters • Water Sampling • Health • Agriculture PO4 SO4 Ca Mg Na K Total Coliform Fecal Coliform pH Electroconductivity Total Dissolved Solids Cl HCO3 NH4 NO3

  10. Research Area El-Far’a Refugee Camp

  11. Pollution Sources Sewage Industrial Waste Agricultural Waste wastewater system Cess pits Septic Tanks Open Channels Health Risks Contamination of drinking water sources Leaching into Groundwater Surface water contamination Waterborne illnesses (Hepatitis, Parasitic infections, Diarrheal Diseases) Open Sewage Channels Insect-borne diseases Open channels of wastewater Health

  12. Inefficient irrigation and agricultural practices. Use of contaminated water. Pesticides Fertilizers Concerns Environmental Soil Degradation Groundwater and surface water contamination Health Contaminated produce Exposure to toxins and carcinogens from improper use of harmful pesticides. Agriculture

  13. Health Point-of-use Disinfection Safe storage Vessels Education Agriculture Regulations Changes in Irrigation and Agricultural Practices Education Recommendations Wastewater Treatment Facility Septic Tank Placement Wells

  14. For more Information Visit our Website at: http://www.calvin.edu/~dvrb Contact Information: Dr. Bert de Vries: dvrb@calvin.edu Abi Tan: ltan84@calvin.edu Sebastian Naslund: snaslu22@calvin.edu

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