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Sludge dewatering using the reed bed system in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

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posted on 2013-07-08, 12:21 authored by Abdel M.R. Nassar, Michael Smith, Samir Afifi
Sludge treatment using reed beds is more attractive in the Gaza Strip than traditional sludge drying beds. Sludges having solids contents of 1–2% can be applied to reed beds at a loading of 40 cm/m2 every 2 weeks. The infiltration rate for a reed bed system is high, and the evapotranspiration rate is typically 170% of pan evaporation. The cost of sludge treatment using reed beds is 0.34 US$/m3 compared with 1.01 US$/m3 for treatment using conventional drying beds. This paper presents the results of using reed beds for sludge treatment in the Gaza Strip for 3 years.

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

Citation

NASSAR, A.M., SMITH, M. and AFIFI, S., 2006. Sludge dewatering using the reed bed system in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Water and Environment Journal, 20 (1), pp. 27 - 34

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Wiley-Blackwell © The Authors. Journal compilation © CIWEM

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

Publication date

2006

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This article is closed access, it was published in the serial Water and Environmental Journal [Wiley-Blackwell © The Authors. Journal compilation © CIWEM]. The definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.00019.x

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0951-7359

Language

  • en

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