Objectives

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.

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