Water quality assessment of the River Nile system: an overview.
@article{Wahaab2004WaterQA, title={Water quality assessment of the River Nile system: an overview.}, author={Rifaat Abdel Wahaab and Mohamed El-Taher Ibrahim Badawy}, journal={Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES}, year={2004}, volume={17 1}, pages={ 87-100 } }
OBJECTIVES
The main objective of the present article is to assess and evaluate the characteristics of the Nile water system, and identify the major sources of pollution and its environmental and health consequences. The article is also aimed to highlight the importance of water management via re-use and recycle of treated effluents for industrial purpose and for cultivation of desert land.
METHOD
An intensive effort was made by the authors to collect, assess and compile the available data…
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