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Public attitude towards graywater reuse : Gaza Strip as a case study

Alkhatib Ramadan

Journal of Water and Land Development

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2022

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no. 55

212--219

EN

The use of graywater in households has become increasing popular. Socio-economic aspects of graywater vary from one place to another and they need to be investigated in order to predict whether graywater use can be accepted by people. The aim of this study is to investigate the social response in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, toward the reuse of graywater in households. Results of 511 surveys among residents of the Gaza Strip revealed that about 84% of the interviewed people accepted the idea of using graywater. Knowing that installing a graywater system would cost about USD500.00 per family, people reversed their acceptance of 84% and the rejection rate reached about 90%. The situation returned back to the 84% acceptance rate when it was known that the cost paid by the resident would only be USD50.00, with the rest of the cost to be contributed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The study also revealed that water outage seemed to be the most compelling reason behind the feeling of having a water problem, which is encouraging for the future of graywater use because graywater can be a good alternative during times of water outage.

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The nature of the Pleistocene-Holocene palaeosols in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

Ubeid Khalid F.

Geologos

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2011

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Vol. 17, No. 3

163--173

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The Pleistocene to Holocene succession in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, consists of an alternation of calcareous sandstones and reddish fine-grained deposits (palaeosols). The palaeosols can be subdivided into two main groups based on the sand-sized versus clay- to silt-sized grains: (1) the sandy hamra palaeosols, and (2) the loess and loess-derived palaeosols. The hamra palaeosols can, in turn, also be subdivided into two main types according to their colour and grain size: (1) light brown loamy to sandy hamra palaeosols, and (2) dark brown sandy clay hamra palaeosols. The hamra palaeosols are polygenetic and originated in humid environments. Their red colour results from ferric oxides coating the sand grains, but also by illuviation. The various pedogenitic units and their gradual transition to loess palaeosols are due to different phases of dust accretion. Both groups of palaeosols developed during the last glacial. They are considered to represent different climate environments: hamra palaeosols represent humid climates, whereas the loess and loess-derived palaeosols represent dry and semi-dry climates.

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Sytuacja wodno-sanitarna w Strefie Gazy

Samolej A.

Gospodarka Wodna

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2010

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Nr 6

250-253

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Rzeka Wadi ma szczególne znaczenie dla Strefy Gazy, gdyż stanowi jedyne źródło wód powierzchniowych w tym rejonie oraz odgrywa znaczącą rolę dla bioróżnorodno-ści. Szczególne usytuowanie tego rejonu nie sprzyja prawidłowej gospodarce wod-no-ściekowej, rzutując w dramatyczny sposób na warunki życia ludności oraz stan nadmorskich ekosystemów.

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The Wadi River is particularly important to the Gaza Strip, as it is the only source of surface waters in this region and plays a key role for the biodiversity. Specific location of this region does not favour the correct water and sewage management, what has a dramatic impact on the living conditions of people and the state of the coastal ecosystems.