LEADER 03905nam 22006375 450 001 9910299386803321 005 20200705161844.0 010 $a3-319-76300-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-76300-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000003359456 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5342030 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-76300-2 035 $a(PPN)226696758 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000003359456 100 $a20180406d2018 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Amin Shaban, Mouin Hamzé 205 $a1st ed. 2018. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (188 pages) 225 1 $aWater Science and Technology Library,$x0921-092X ;$v85 311 $a3-319-76299-0 327 $aChapter 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. 330 $aThis book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe conditions such as contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese government to take action and start working on the remediation of the river. These actions are also supported by international organizations including the World Bank. 410 0$aWater Science and Technology Library,$x0921-092X ;$v85 606 $aWater pollution 606 $aHydrology 606 $aWater quality 606 $aClimate change 606 $aEnvironmental management 606 $aWaste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U35040 606 $aHydrology/Water Resources$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/211000 606 $aWater Quality/Water Pollution$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/212000 606 $aClimate Change/Climate Change Impacts$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/313000 606 $aWater Policy/Water Governance/Water Management$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/215000 615 0$aWater pollution. 615 0$aHydrology. 615 0$aWater quality. 615 0$aClimate change. 615 0$aEnvironmental management. 615 14$aWaste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. 615 24$aHydrology/Water Resources. 615 24$aWater Quality/Water Pollution. 615 24$aClimate Change/Climate Change Impacts. 615 24$aWater Policy/Water Governance/Water Management. 676 $a551.483 702 $aShaban$b Amin$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aHamzé$b Mouin$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910299386803321 996 $aThe Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges$92529350 997 $aUNINA