palestine watch: monitoring and assessing the lands of geographic palestine

PALESTINE WATCH:

MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE LANDS OF GEOGRAPHIC

PALESTINE

Project Staff

Birzeit UniversityKamal Abdalfattah-directorAhmad HammadRiham BarghoutiIhab DababsaFarah GhalibRaida QarabesaSalem ThawabaAbdel Halim Tomeizeh

Calvin CollegeBert de Vries- directorBrian BlankespoorKimberly DeWallSebastian NaslundBenjamin RuddellAbi TanBeth VandenBerg

Partnership & CooperationCALVIN COLLEGE

Summer 2001 Research Team

Project Sectors

Project Goals

Geology Archaeology PollutionLand Use &

Built-Up AreasWater Rights

Health Agriculture

Geology

TopographyGeologyHydrogeology

Water Rights

GoalsMap Water ResourcesDetermine Ownership Utilization practices

Land Use &Built-Up Areas

Parameters

Populationpopulation densitybuilt-up typehealth services, schools water networkTransportationwaste treatment facilities

Archaeology

Excavation Site in Tel el-Far’a

Cultural Resource Management

Preservation Inventory of Sites in the Far’a

Pollution

Water SamplingHealth

Pollution Effects Public Health Education

Agriculture Crop Types Irrigation

Practices

The Wadi el-Far’a

Sampling Parameters

pH

Electroconductivity

Total Dissolved Solids

Cl

HCO3

NH4

NO3

PO4

SO4

Ca

Mg

Na

K

Total Coliform

Fecal Coliform

Research Area

Open channels of wastewater

El-Far’a Refugee Camp

El-Far’a Refugee Camp

Water theft by Illegal Pumping

Health

Pollution SourcesSewageIndustrial WasteAgricultural Waste

Current wastewater system

Cess pitsSeptic TanksOpen Channels

Health RisksContamination of drinking water sources

Leaching into Groundwater

Surface water contamination

Waterborne illnesses (Hepatitis, Parasitic infections, Diarrheal Diseases)

Open Sewage Channels

Insect-borne diseases

Agriculture

Inefficient irrigation and agricultural practices.Use of contaminated water.PesticidesFertilizers

ConcernsEnvironmental

Soil Degredation Groundwater and

surface water contamination

Health Contaminated

produce Exposure to toxins

and carcinogens from improper use of harmful pesticides.

For more Information

Visit our Website at:

http://www.calvin.edu/~dvrb

Contact Information:

Dr. Bert de Vries: dvrb@calvin.edu

Abi Tan: ltan84@calvin.edu

Sebastian Naslund: snaslu22@calvin.edu