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The Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges

  • Amin Shaban
  • Mouin Hamzé
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Part of the Water Science and Technology Library book series (WSTL, volume 85)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction
    Amin Shaban, Mouin Hamzé
    Pages 1-13
  3. Historical Background on the Litani River
    Iman Abd El Al
    Pages 15-31
  4. Physical Characteristics and Water Resources of the Litani River Basin
    Amin Shaban, Ghaleb Faour, Mohammad Awad
    Pages 33-56
  5. The Physical, and Chemical and Microbial Characteristics of Litani River Water
    Nada Nehme, Chaden Haidar
    Pages 57-70
  6. Evaluation of the Physicochemical and Environmental Status of Qaraaoun Reservoir
    Ali Fadel, Kamal Slim
    Pages 71-86
  7. Groundwater Quality in the Upper Litani River Basin
    Nabil Amacha, Safaa Baydoun
    Pages 87-105
  8. Improving Water-Use Efficiency and Productivity in the Litani River Basin
    Ihab Jomaa, Amin Shaban
    Pages 107-119
  9. Assessment of the Sustainability of Water Resources in the Litani River Basin
    Nadim Farajalla, Yasmina El Amine, Amin Shaban
    Pages 121-145
  10. The National Plan for Litani River Remediation
    Talal Darwich, Amin Shaban, Mouin Hamzé
    Pages 147-160
  11. Conclusion and Discussion
    Mouin Hamzé, Amin Shaban
    Pages 161-171
  12. Back Matter
    Pages 173-179
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About this book

Introduction

This book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe conditions such as contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese government to take action and start working on the remediation of the river. These actions are also supported by international organizations including the World Bank.

Keywords

River Hydrology Water Quality Deterioration Socioeconomic Impact of river pollution Litani River management Water resources Lebanon Litani River basin River remediation

Editors and affiliations

  • Amin Shaban
    • 1
  • Mouin Hamzé
    • 2
  1. 1.Remote Sensıng CenterNational Council for Scientific ResearchBeirutLebanon
  2. 2.National Council for Scientific Research BeirutLebanon

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76300-2
  • Copyright Information Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
  • Publisher Name Springer, Cham
  • eBook Packages Earth and Environmental Science
  • Print ISBN 978-3-319-76299-9
  • Online ISBN 978-3-319-76300-2
  • Series Print ISSN 0921-092X
  • Series Online ISSN 1872-4663
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