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1. The potential of sustainable municipal solid waste-to-energy management in the Palestinian Territories

Author:
Tayeh, Rawan A.; Alsayed, Mohammed F.; Saleh, Yahya A.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.279 pp. 123753
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; electricity; emissions; energy; energy costs; fossil fuels; heat; municipal solid waste; Israel;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Global energy demand and MSW generation are increasing as population and living quality continue to grow. Efforts are oriented towards developing and adopting sustainable solutions. Palestinian territories depend on imported energy (100% fossil fuel and 89% electricity) from Israel, and suffer from MSW accumulation environmental consequences due to improper disposal method. West Bank MSW generatio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123753

2. Biogeography and Environmental Drivers of Legionella pneumophila Abundance and Genotype Composition across the West Bank: Relevance of a Genotype-Based Ecology for Understanding Legionella Occurrence

Author:
Zayed, Ashraf R.; Butmeh, Suha; Pecellin, Marina; Salah, Alaa; Alalam, Hanna; Steinert, Michael; Höfle, Manfred G.; Bitar, Dina M.; Brettar, Ingrid
Source:
Pathogens 2020 v.9 no.12
ISSN:
2076-0817
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Legionella pneumophila; ambient temperature; area; biofilm; biogeography; containers; drinking water; genotype; genotyping; hospitals; magnesium; microbiological quality; niches; occurrence; pathogens; physicochemical properties; polymerase chain reaction; population; pressure; prevalence; sampling; seasonal variation; spatial distribution; statistical analysis; storage; strains; water; water distribution; water supply;     Show all 30 Subjects
Abstract:
... The West Bank can be considered as a high-risk area for Legionella prevalence in drinking water due to high ambient temperature, intermittent water supply, frequent pressure loss, and storage of drinking water in roof containers. To assess occurrence of Legionella species, especially L. pneumophila, in the drinking water of the West Bank, the drinking water distribution systems of eight hospitals ...
DOI:
10.3390/pathogens9121012

3. Characterization of Legionella pneumophila Populations by Multilocus Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (MLVA) Genotyping from Drinking Water and Biofilm in Hospitals from Different Regions of the West Bank

Author:
Zayed, Ashraf R.; Pecellin, Marina; Salah, Alaa; Alalam, Hanna; Butmeh, Suha; Steinert, Michael; Lesnik, Rene; Brettar, Ingrid; Höfle, Manfred G.; Bitar, Dina M.
Source:
Pathogens 2020 v.9 no.11
ISSN:
2076-0817
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Legionella pneumophila; area; biofilm; climate; cross infection; drinking water; environmental monitoring; exhibitions; genotype; genotyping; hospitals; loci; minisatellite repeats; pathogens; pneumonia; population; population structure; risk; risk assessment; serotypes; storage; variability; water; water distribution; water supply;     Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:
... The West Bank can be considered a high-risk area for Legionnaires’ disease (LD) due to its hot climate, intermittent water supply and roof storage of drinking water. Legionella, mostly L. pneumophila, are responsible for LD, a severe, community-acquired and nosocomial pneumonia. To date, no extensive assessment of Legionella spp and L. pneumophila using cultivation in combination with molecular ap ...
DOI:
10.3390/pathogens9110862

4. Micro-Grid Solar Photovoltaic Systems for Rural Development and Sustainable Agriculture in Palestine

Author:
Ibrik, Imad
Source:
Agronomy 2020 v.10 no.10
ISSN:
2073-4395
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; agricultural productivity; case studies; economic impact; energy; food security; renewable energy sources; rural areas; rural development; rural electrification; solar collectors; sustainable agriculture; water supply; Palestine;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... The objective of this paper is to study the impact of using micro-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in rural areas in the West Bank, Palestine. These systems may have the potential to provide rural electrification and encourage rural development, as PV panels are now becoming more financially attractive due to their falling costs. The implementation of solar PV systems in such areas improves so ...
DOI:
10.3390/agronomy10101474

5. A national-level LCA of a water supply system in a Mediterranean semi-arid climate—Israel as a case study

Author:
Meron, Noa; Blass, Vered; Thoma, Greg
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2020 v.25 no.6 pp. 1133-1144
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; brackish water; case studies; climate; data collection; desalination; ecotoxicology; electricity; energy; environmental impact; freshwater; fuels; groundwater; infrastructure; life cycle inventory; reverse osmosis; seawater; supply chain; surface water; tap water; transportation; water supply; water treatment; Israel;     Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Our aim is to assess the environmental impacts associated with the provision of tap water in Israel and adjacent regions. The main objective of this paper is to present the life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Israeli water supply system in order to evaluate and understand the sources of the largest impacts in the system and derive conclusions related to countries and regions with similar c ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-020-01753-5

6. Comparative Analyses of Diversity and Similarity Indices of West Bank Forest and Block A Forest of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Author:
Oluyinka Christopher, Ariyo
Source:
International journal of forestry research 2020 v.2020
ISSN:
1687-9376
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; forests; sampling; species diversity; surveys; tropical agriculture; Nigeria;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Comparative analyses of diversity and similarity indices of west bank and block A forest of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) were carried out by the vegetation survey using transects and plot sampling techniques. Six transects {A (270°W), B (90°E), C (180°S), D, E (0°N), and F (180°W)} were constructed with the aid of prismatic compass in west bank forest and block A fore ...
DOI:
10.1155/2020/4865845

7. The spatial and temporal distribution, species composition, and host preference of phlebotomine sand flies in the Bethlehem District of Palestine

Author:
Salah, Ikram; Abbasi, Ibrahim; Warburg, Alon; Davidovitch, Nadav; Kotler, Burt
Source:
Acta tropica 2020 v.203 pp. 105327
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Phlebotomus sergenti; altitude; birds; blood; disease control; disease transmission; dogs; females; host preferences; leishmaniasis; livestock; males; public health; sex ratio; species diversity; traps; villages; Palestine;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the Palestinian West Bank, leishmaniasis is emerging as a serious public health issue with incidence increasing over time, especially in the western and the northern parts. This study was aimed to evaluating the effect of altitude on sand fly density, temporal and spatial distribution, species composition, and host preference within and between three villages in the Bethlehem District. The thre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105327

8. Toward Active Community Environmental Policing: Potentials and Limits of a Catalytic Model

Author:
Davis, John-Michael; Garb, Yaakov
Source:
Environmental management 2020 v.65 no.3 pp. 385-398
ISSN:
0364-152X
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; burning; catalytic activity; electronic wastes; grinding; industry; issues and policy; models; monitoring; public health; waste management; Palestine;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper offers a field tested community environmental policing model to address the pressing environmental management challenges of reducing e-waste burning in informal e-waste hubs, and enforcement against informal polluting industries more broadly. This is based on our intervention to reduce e-waste burning in a substantial informal e-waste hub in the West Bank, Palestine, a 45 km² region in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00267-020-01252-1

9. Agriculture sector at the edge of collapsing in the West Bank

Author:
Kittaneh, Mohammad
Source:
GeoJournal 2020 v.85 no.1 pp. 205-219
ISSN:
0343-2521
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; agricultural industry; employment; food security; labor force; livelihood; politics; Palestine;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the past, Agriculture has played an important role in the life of Palestinians. It was the cultural and traditional livelihood in Palestine. It was also a prevailing economic activity for the majority of the Palestinians, a source of pride, and a significant key for their survival in the economic hardships. However, the importance of agriculture has declined recently due to the economic transfo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10708-018-9957-1

10. Urban Built-Up Area Estimation and Change Detection of the Occupied West Bank, Palestine, Using Multi-temporal Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images

Author:
Ghodieh, Ahmed
Source:
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 2020 v.48 no.2 pp. 235-247
ISSN:
0255-660X
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Landsat; aerial photography; agricultural land; buildings; politics; remote sensing; urbanization; Israel; Palestine;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The study aims to investigate the urban change in the West Bank between the years 1997 to 2016, under complicated geopolitical conditions. High-resolution aerial photographs (1.25 m and 0.1 m) and moderate-resolution satellite imagery (30 m resolution Landsat data) were used in this study. The results of the study showed that the Palestinians suffer from serious limitations imposed by the Israeli ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12524-019-01073-8

11. Antibiotic and herbicide concentrations in household greywater reuse systems and pond water used for food crop irrigation: West Bank, Palestinian Territories

Author:
Craddock, Hillary A.; Panthi, Suraj; Rjoub, Younes; Lipchin, Clive; Sapkota, Amir; Sapkota, Amy R.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2020 v.699 pp. 134205
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; alachlor; ampicillin; atrazine; azithromycin; ciprofloxacin; farms; food crops; greywater; groundwater; high performance liquid chromatography; irrigated farming; irrigation; irrigation water; linezolid; oxacillin; oxolinic acid; ponds; sulfamethoxazole; tandem mass spectrometry; tetracycline; trifluralin; vancomycin; wastewater treatment; water reuse; Middle East;     Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:
... Greywater is increasingly treated and reused for agricultural irrigation in off-grid communities in the Middle East and other water scarce regions of the world. However, there is a dearth of data regarding levels of antibiotics and herbicides in off-grid greywater treatment systems. To address this knowledge gap, we evaluated levels of these contaminants in two types of greywater treatment systems ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134205

12. The impact of green human resource management practices on sustainable performance in healthcare organisations: A conceptual framework

Author:
Mousa, Sharifa K.; Othman, Mohammed
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.243
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; data collection; developing countries; environmental sustainability; guidelines; health services; human resources management; humans; interviews; issues and policy; least squares; managers; prioritization; stakeholders; structural equation modeling; surveys;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Over the past few years, organisations have faced pressure from stakeholders to adopt environmentally friendly business practices, where it is becoming critical to identify green practices that boost sustainability. Despite green human resource management receiving significant interest from scholars, studies related to green practices remain limited, and are still emerging in a developing countrie ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118595

13. Herbal remedies used for the treatment of infertility in males and females by traditional healers in the rural areas of the West Bank/Palestine

Author:
Jaradat, Nidal; Zaid, Abdel Naser
Source:
BMC complementary and alternative medicine 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 194
ISSN:
1472-6882
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Ceratonia siliqua; Ferula hermonis; Parietaria judaica; Phlomis; Phoenix dactylifera; alternative medicine; females; fruits; humans; leaves; males; medicinal plants; pollen; public health; questionnaires; roots; rural areas; surveys; traditional medicine; Palestine;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Infertility is considered one of the global public health problems and during human history, it is also considered one of the unsolved problems of the continuous human race. This study aimed to collect and document the ethnopharmacological data on herbal remedies, which traditionally used by Palestinian healers in the rural areas of the West Bank area for the treatment of infertility i ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12906-019-2617-2
PubMed:
31366346
PubMed Central:
PMC6668085

14. Quantitative ecotoxicological impacts of sewage treatment plant effluents on plankton productivity and assimilative capacity of rivers

Author:
Karrasch, Bernhard; Horovitz, Omer; Norf, Helge; Hillel, Noa; Hadas, Ora; Beeri-Shlevin, Yaron; Laronne, Jonathan B.
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.23 pp. 24034-24049
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; bacteria; bacterial biomass; biomass production; decision making; dissolved organic matter; ecotoxicology; effluents; environmental impact; enzyme activity; extracellular enzymes; issues and policy; mixing; models; nutrition; plankton; primary productivity; remediation; rivers; sewage; sewage treatment; toxicity; turbidity; Germany; Israel; Jordan River;     Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sewage treatment plants are sources of inorganic and organic matter as well as contaminants for the receiving watercourses. We analyzed the ecological consequences of such effluents by following a holistic and synecological ecotoxicological approach based on quantifying extracellular enzyme activities (EEA), primary production and bacterial cell, and biomass production rates. Samples were obtained ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04940-6

15. Public–private partnership in solid waste management sector in the West Bank of Palestine

Author:
Saadeh, Dalia; Al-Khatib, Issam A.; Kontogianni, Stamatia
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2019 v.191 no.4 pp. 243
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; contractors; developing countries; landfills; laws and regulations; local government; market analysis; private sector; public sector; public-private partnerships; recycling; solid wastes; Palestine;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Palestine, being a developing country, faces lots of obstacles and deficiencies in the existing solid waste management (SWM) field. In wake of these circumstances, it seems hard for the public sector to run sustainable SWM systems. The overall objective of the research presented in this paper was to study the current status of the SWM field in the West Bank of Palestine under the perspective of po ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-019-7395-2

16. Impacts of Intermittent Water Supply on Water Quality in Two Palestinian Refugee Camps

Author:
Alazzeh, Shatha; Galaitsi, S. E.; Bishara, Amahl; Al-Azraq, Nidal; Durant, John L.
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.4
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Escherichia coli; air temperature; chlorine; coliform bacteria; drinking water; refugees; tanks; water quality; water supply;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... We investigated the quality of treated drinking water in Aida Camp and Alazzah Camp, two Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank. Water supply in the two camps is intermittent: Water deliveries are first stored in a centrally located community tank before being pumped through distribution networks to users, who then store the water in rooftop tanks. Between March 2016 and June 2017, we examined ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11040670

17. Assessment of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Poor Rural Communities: A Case Study from Yatta Area, Palestine

Author:
Al-Batsh, Nibal; Al-Khatib, Issam A.; Ghannam, Subha; Anayah, Fathi; Jodeh, Shehdeh; Hanbali, Ghadir; Khalaf, Bayan; van der Valk, Michael
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.3
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; World Health Organization; alkalinity; ammonium; case studies; chlorides; coliform bacteria; drinking; females; guidelines; households; nitrates; pH; public water supply; questionnaires; rain; rural communities; salinity; socioeconomics; surface area; temperature; total dissolved solids; turbidity; water hardness; water harvesting; watersheds; Palestine;     Show all 27 Subjects
Abstract:
... Yatta is a town located nine kilometers south of Hebron city in the West Bank of Palestine. The town houses over 100,000 people of which 49% are females and has a population that doubles every 15 years. Yatta has been connected to a water network since 1974 serving nearly 85% of its households. The water network is old and inadequate to meet the needs of the population. Water supply made available ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11030585

18. A systems-based assessment of Palestine's current and future infrastructure requirements

Author:
Ives, M.C.; Hickford, A.J.; Adshead, D.; Thacker, S.; Hall, J.W.; Nicholls, R.J.; Sway, T.; Abu Ayyash, M.; Jones, R.; O'Regan, N.
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019 v.234 pp. 200-213
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; World Health Organization; climate change; energy; infrastructure; population growth; sustainable development; urbanization; water reuse; Palestine;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The occupied Palestinian territories of West Bank and Gaza Strip are currently experiencing many challenges in the provision of infrastructure services for their inhabitants. This includes an undersupply of infrastructure services across multiple sectors – an issue exacerbated by population growth, increasing urbanisation, economic growth and climate change. We address this challenge by providing ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.058

19. Determination of Natural Radionuclides for Water Resources on the West Bank of the Nile River, Assiut Governorate, Egypt

Author:
El-Gamal, Hany; Sefelnasr, Ahmed; Salaheldin, Ghada
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.2
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; adults; children; drinking water; groundwater; infants; ingestion; radioactivity; radionuclides; radium; thorium; Egypt; Nile River;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Estimations of natural radioactivity levels were carried out for water (surface and groundwater) samples collected from the west bank of the Nile River in Assiut Governorate, Egypt. The activity concentrations in the water samples ranged from 19.20 ± 2.40 to 492.26 ± 71.52 mBq/L, from 15.58 ± 2.62 to 351.39 ± 66.13 mBq/L, and from 50.31 ± 5.58 to 2255.03 ± 249.42 mBq/L for 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K, r ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11020311

20. Using a Distributed Recharge Model to Quantify Recharge Processes in a Semi-Arid Karst Catchment: An Example from Wadi Natuf, West Bank

Author:
Mansour, Majdi; Peach, Denis; Robins, Nick; Hughes, Andrew
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.2
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; aquifers; field experimentation; highlands; karsts; monitoring; rain; semiarid zones; simulation models; watersheds;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Wadi Natuf catchment is situated to the west of the Palestinian capital city of Ramallah which is in the West Bank. The catchment has been instrumented since 2003 to identify and examine recharge processes in semi-arid upland karst terrain, in which both direct and indirect recharge are important. The key recharge processes are direct rainfall recharge, and indirect recharge via wadis includin ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11020276