Irreversible and Large‐Scale Heavy Metal Pollution Arising From Increased Damming and Untreated Water Reuse in the Nile Delta

Irreversible and Large‐Scale Heavy Metal Pollution Arising From Increased Damming and Untreated Water Reuse in the Nile Delta

Abstract Egypt observes one of the highest water budget deficits in Africa that is mainly compensated by intensive reuse of untreated agricultural drainage water in the Nile Delta. The implications of untreated water reuse on increasing soil pollution levels remain poorly characterized; however, a l...

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Main Authors: Abotalib Z. Abotalib, Ahmed A. Abdelhady, Essam Heggy, Salem G. Salem, Esam Ismail, Ahmed Ali, Mahmoud M. Khalil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
Series:Earth's Future
Subjects:
Nile river
water deficit
heavy metals
damming
agricultural drainage
food security
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF002987

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF002987

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