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PALESTINE WATCH:

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

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PALESTINE WATCH:

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  1. PALESTINE WATCH: MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE LANDS OF GEOGRAPHICPALESTINE

  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

  7. Land Use & Built-Up Areas Parameters • 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 • Health • Pollution Effects • Public Health • Education • Agriculture • Crop Types • Irrigation Practices The Wadi el-Far’a

  10. pH Electroconductivity Total Dissolved Solids Cl HCO3 NH4 NO3 PO4 SO4 Ca Mg Na K Total Coliform Fecal Coliform Sampling Parameters

  11. Research Area

  12. El-Far’a Refugee Camp El-Far’a Refugee Camp Open channels of wastewater Water theft by Illegal Pumping

  13. Pollution Sources Sewage Industrial Waste Agricultural Waste Current 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 Health

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

  15. 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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