PALESTINE WATCH:
MONITORING AND ASSESSING
THE LANDS OF GEOGRAPHIC
PALESTINE
Project Staff
Calvin College
Bert de Vriesdirector
Brian Blankespoor
Kimberly DeWall
Sebastian Naslund
Benjamin Ruddell
Abi Tan
Beth VandenBerg
Birzeit University
Kamal Abdalfattahdirector
Ahmad Hammad
Riham Barghouti
Ihab Dababsa
Farah Ghalib
Raida Qarabesa
Salem Thawaba
Abdel Halim Tomeizeh
CALVIN COLLEGE
Partnership &
Cooperation
Summer 2001 Research Team
Project
Sectors
Project Goals
Geology
Land Use &
Water Rights Built-Up Areas Archaeology
Pollution
Health
Agriculture
Geology
Topography
Geology
Hydrogeolo
gy
Water
Rights
Goals
Map Water
Resources
Determine
Ownership
Utilization
practices
Land Use &
Built-Up Areas
Parameters
Population
population density
built-up type
health services,
schools
water network
Transportation
Archaeology
Excavation Site in Tel el-Far’a
Cultural Resource
Management
Preservation
Inventory of Sites in the Far’a
Pollution
Water Sampling
Health
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Pollution
Effects
Public Health
Education
Agriculture
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Crop Types
Irrigation
Practices
The Wadi elFar’a
Sampling
Parameters
pH
Electroconductivity
Total Dissolved Solids
Cl
HCO3
NH4
NO3
PO4
SO4
Ca
Mg
Na
K
Total Coliform
Fecal Coliform
Research
Area
El-Far’a Refugee
Camp
El-Far’a Refugee Camp
Open channels of wastewater
Water theft by Illegal
Pumping
Heal
th
Pollution
Sources
Sewage
Industrial Waste
Agricultural
Waste
Current
wastewater
system
Cess pits
Septic Tanks
Open Channels
Health Risks
Contamination of
drinking water
sources
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Leaching into
Groundwater
Surface water
contamination
Waterborne
illnesses (Hepatitis,
Parasitic infections,
Diarrheal Diseases)
Open Sewage
Channels
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Insect-borne diseases
Agricult
ure
Inefficient
irrigation and
agricultural
practices.
Use of
contaminated
water.
Pesticides
Fertilizers
Concerns
Environmental
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Soil Degredation
Groundwater and
surface water
contamination
Health
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Contaminated
produce
Exposure to toxins
and carcinogens
from improper use
of harmful
pesticides.
For more Information
Visit our Website at:
http://www.calvin.edu/~dvrb
Contact Information:
Dr. Bert de Vries: dvrb@calvin.edu
Abi Tan: ltan84@calvin.edu
Sebastian Naslund: snaslu22@calvin.edu