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1. Comparative life cycle assessment of beverages packages in Palestine

Author:
Saleh, Yahya
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2016 v.131 pp. 28-42
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; acidification; aluminum; beverages; bottling; cans; energy; environmental impact; glass; global warming; humans; industry; life cycle impact assessment; life cycle inventory; natural resources; packaging materials; polyethylene terephthalates; recycling; solid wastes; toxicity; Palestine;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... Palestine has been encountering a serious problem represented in continuing and unfair depletion of its natural resources especially water and energy. The causes of such a problem are attributed to many sources including some Palestinian industries which adversely contribute to the shortages of these resources and consequently result in some negative environmental impacts. Among these industries a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.080

2. Occurrence and fate of endocrine disrupting compounds in wastewater treatment plants in Israel and the Palestinian West Bank

Author:
Dotan, Pniela; Godinger, Tal; Odeh, Wad; Groisman, Ludmila; Al-Khateeb, Nader; Rabbo, Alfred Abed; Tal, Alon; Arnon, Shai
Source:
Chemosphere 2016 v.155 pp. 86-93
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; bisphenol A; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; risk; sewage treatment; sludge; wastewater; wastewater treatment; Israel;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Israel and its Palestinian neighbors constitute a unique venue for evaluating the treatment efficiency and potential environmental risks of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), because of their physical proximity yet contrasting societal dynamics. Israel primarily relies on advanced tertiary sewage treatment and recycles over 85% of its treated wastewater, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.04.027

3. Double Burden of Undernutrition and Obesity in Palestinian Schoolchildren : A Cross-Sectional Study

Author:
Massad, Salwa; Deckelbaum, Richard J.; Gebre-Medhin, Mehari; Holleran, Steve; Dary, Omar; Obeidi, Maysoun; Bordelois, Paula; Khammash, Umaiyeh
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; United Nations; developing countries; food security; growth retardation; households; hunger; males; malnutrition; nutrition risk assessment; obesity; refugees; regression analysis; school children; schools; sports; students; television; underweight; Palestine;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... The coexistence of underweight and overweight (double burden) remains a major problem in many developing countries. Little is known about the factors associated with the double burden of malnutrition in Palestinian children. To assess factors associated with undernutrition and overnutrition in 1500 schoolchildren aged 5 to 16 years, in the West Bank. We surveyed a sample of 22 schools run by the U ...
DOI:
10.1177/0379572116637720

4. Threat analysis for a network of sites in West Bank (Palestine): An expert-based evaluation supported by grey literature and local knowledge

Author:
AlHirsh, Iman; Battisti, Corrado; Schirone, Bartolomeo
Source:
Journal for nature conservation 2016 v.31 pp. 61-70
ISSN:
1617-1381
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; ecological value; expert opinion; experts; grazing; politics; pollution; population density; population growth; poverty; recreation; reforestation; socioeconomics; soil water; uncertainty; urbanization; wild plants;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study names, assesses and ranks the indirect and direct threats into a network of eight focal sites of high value ecological value located in West Bank (Palestine). A panel of local experts followed IUCN standards, reviewed local literature and used a Delphi approach to assign scores to each threat in each site assessing: (1) its magnitude (significance analysis) and (2) its level of knowledg ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jnc.2016.03.005

5. Identifying synergies and trade-offs in the sustainability–security nexus: the case of the Israeli–Palestinian wastewater treatment regime

Author:
Fischhendler, Itay; Katz, David; Feitelson, Eran
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2016 v.61 no.7 pp. 1358-1369
ISSN:
2150-3435
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; at-risk population; case studies; environmental hazards; infrastructure; wastewater; wastewater treatment;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The literature on environmental security often stresses the complementarity between sustainability and broader security goals. Less emphasis has been placed on possible trade-offs between security objectives and aspects of sustainability. This study examines the conditions under which these synergies and trade-offs are likely to occur, and how the trade-offs can be reconciled, especially during ti ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626667.2014.993644

6. Effects of olive mill wastewater disposal on soil: Interaction mechanisms during different seasons

Author:
Tamimi, Nisreen; Diehl, Dörte; Njoum, Mohand; Marei, Amer; Schaumann, Gabriele E.
Source:
Journal of hydrology and hydromechanics 2016 v.64 no.2 pp. 176-195
ISSN:
1338-4333
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; acidification; clay loam soils; environmental factors; field experimentation; groundwater; irrigation; leaching; olives; orchards; phenolic compounds; polymerization; preferential flow; risk; semiarid zones; soil depth; soil salinization; soil treatment; soil water; spring; summer; wastewater; water repellent soils; wet season; winter;     Show all 25 Subjects
Abstract:
... Environmental conditions play a major role for effects of olive mill wastewater (OMW) application to soil. Choosing a different season for OMW application than the commonly practiced winter, may help avoid negative effects. However, understanding of the OMW-soil interaction during different seasons is still incomplete due to the lack of comparative data. In this study, an 18 months field experimen ...
DOI:
10.1515/johh-2016-0017

7. Ethnopharmacological survey about medicinal plants utilized by herbalists and traditional practitioner healers for treatments of diarrhea in the West Bank/Palestine

Author:
Jaradat, Nidal Amin; Ayesh, Ola Ibrahim; Anderson, Cynthia
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.182 pp. 57-66
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Aegle marmelos; Anthemis; Camellia sinensis; Juglans regia; Musa paradisiaca; Oryza sativa; Psidium guajava; Quercus; Salvia fruticosa; Solanum nigrum; Solanum tuberosum; Teucrium polium; biodiversity; chemical constituents of plants; diarrhea; fruits; health services; herbal medicines; leaves; medicinal plants; questionnaires; rhizomes; roots; surveys; traditional medicine; traditions; Palestine;     Show all 28 Subjects
Abstract:
... Folk herbal medicine knowledge and its utilization by aboriginal cultures are not only useful for conservation of cultural traditions and biodiversity, but also useful for community healthcare and drug discovery in the present and in the future.Using a semi-structured questionnaire, an ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used for treatment of diarrhea in the West Bank/Palestine was inv ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.013

8. Traditional Arabic Palestinian ethnoveterinary practices in animal health care: A field survey in the West Bank (Palestine)

Author:
Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S.; Jamous, Rana M.; Jamous, Rania M.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.182 pp. 35-49
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Camellia sinensis; Salvia fruticosa; Teucrium; animal health; chemical constituents of plants; digestive system diseases; farmers; health services; herbal medicines; herbicides; interviews; livestock diseases; medicinal plants; medicinal properties; overgrazing; reproductive disorders; rural communities; sampling; surveys; traditional medicine; Palestine;     Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:
... In Palestine, medicinal plants have continued to play a vital role in fulfilling animal healthcare needs of rural communities. However, these valuable resources are being depleted mainly due to over-harvesting, inappropriate agricultural practices (e.g., over use of herbicides), agricultural expansion, and over-grazing. Therefore, immediate action is required to conserve these resources and docume ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.005

9. Herbal remedies use by breast cancer patients in the West Bank of Palestine

Author:
Jaradat, Nidal Amin; Shawahna, Ramzi; Eid, Ahmad Mustafa; Al-Ramahi, Rowa; Asma, Maes Kasem; Zaid, Abdel Naser
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.178 pp. 1-8
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Brassicaceae; Ephedra; Lamiaceae; adverse effects; alternative medicine; breast neoplasms; clinical trials; descriptive studies; drug therapy; educational status; immune system; leaves; patients; questionnaires; seeds; surgery; surveys; toxicity; traditional medicine; women; Palestine;     Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:
... Recent ethnopharmacological surveys showed that herbal remedies are the most preferred modality of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In Palestine as in many other countries, herbal remedies are widely used in the treatment of many diseases.The aim of this study was to investigate the use of herbal remedies by women living with breast cancer in the West Bank of Palestine.This study was ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2015.11.050