The Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges

This book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe conditions such as contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese go...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Water Science and Technology Library, 85
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ISBN:9783319763002
ISSN:0921-092X ;
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505 0 |a Chapter I: Introduction -- Chapter II: Historical View and Future Vision -- Chapter III: Physical Characteristics and Water Resources of Litani River Basin -- Chapter IV: Bacteriological and Physicochemical Characteristics of Litani River Water -- Chapter V: Physicochemical Characteristics of Algal Blooms in Qaraaoun Lake -- Chapter VI: Groundwater Quality at the Upper Litani River Basin -- Chapter VII: Irrigation Approaches Applied in the Litani River Basin -- Chapter VIII: Sustainability of Water Resources in the View of Striking Challenges -- Chapter IX: The National Plan for Litani River Remediation -- Chapter X: The Role of Litani River in the Development of Lebanon -- Chapter XI: Conclusion and Discussion. 
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