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

Nassar, Abdel M.R.; Smith, Michael; Afifi, Samir

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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.

History

School

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Research Unit

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

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell © The Authors. Journal compilation © CIWEM

Version

VoR (Version of Record)

Publication date

2006

Notes

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