Water issue in Egypt: resources, pollution and protection endeavors

Management of water quality, control of water pollution and environmental protection are major issues to preserve living conditions for the future. Egypt has been listed among the ten countries that are threatened by want of water by the year 2025 due to the rapidly increasing population. About 97%...

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Published inCentral European journal of occupational and environmental medicine Vol. 81
Main Authors Abdel-Shafy, H.I, Aly, R.O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2002
Subjects
CALIDAD DEL AGUA
CONTROL DE CALIDAD
CONTROLE DE QUALITE
NIL
NILE RIVER
POLLUTION DE L'EAU
POLUCION DEL AGUA
QUALITE DE L'EAU
QUALITY CONTROLS
RECURSOS HIDRICOS
RESSOURCE EN EAU
RIO NILO
WATER POLLUTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCES
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Summary:Management of water quality, control of water pollution and environmental protection are major issues to preserve living conditions for the future. Egypt has been listed among the ten countries that are threatened by want of water by the year 2025 due to the rapidly increasing population. About 97% of Egypt's water resources are from the river Nile. The rest is from winter rain and non-renewable ground water aquifers. Industrial wastes are considered the major source of pollution in Egypt.
Bibliography:T01
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ISSN:1219-1221