PALESTINE WATCH: MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE LANDS OF GEOGRAPHIC PALESTINE.

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PALESTINE WATCH: MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE LANDS OF GEOGRAPHIC PALESTINE

Project Staff 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

Partnership & Cooperation CALVIN COLLEGE Summer 2001 Research Team

Project Sectors Project Goals GeologyWater Rights Land Use & Built-Up Areas ArchaeologyPollution HealthAgriculture

Geology Topography Geology Hydrogeolo gy

Water Rights Goals Map Water Resources Determine Ownership Utilization practices

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

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

Pollution Water Sampling Health Pollution Effects Public Health Education Agriculture Crop Types Irrigation Practices The Wadi el- Far’a

Sampling Parameters pH Electroconductivity Total Dissolved Solids Cl HCO 3 NH 4 NO 3 PO 4 SO 4 Ca Mg Na K Total Coliform Fecal Coliform

Research Area

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

Heal th 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

Agricult ure 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.

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