Objectives
The scientific objectives of the project were:
- To identify and quantify sources of selected micro-pollutants in the water system.
- To characterize dominant groundwater recharge processes (incl. space-time variability), and to assess risks for pollution.
- To determine the dominant hydro-chemical processes controlling the fate and transport of the contaminants and the potential of polluting the unsaturated zone and the groundwater system.
- To identify principal/dominant flow pathways/systems and to set up water and mass balances for these systems.
- To develop of a coupled hydraulic/water quality model of the wadi’s to simulate contaminant fluxes along them.
- To evaluate health risks emanating from contaminations of (partly) treated wastewater.
The capacity building and development objectives were:
- Strengthen the collaboration and exchange between Palestinian Universities and Public Institutions
- Build capacity in Palestinian institutions and train researchers to develop new skills their professional working fields