Alternatives to tap water: a case study of the Gaza Strip, Palestine

Mineral content of 70 bottled water brands sold on the Turkish market: Assessment of their compliance with current regulations

“…desalinated seawater, harvested water and treated wastewater). In such countries, consumption of bottled water is a growing practice (Al Fraij et al, 1999;El-Nakhal, 2004). Nowadays, a lot of people living in urban areas are also increasingly consuming bottled water because it is associated with naturalness (Saad et al, 1998) and because they object to unpleasant tastes and odors (e.g.…”

Water quality evaluation of small scale desalination plants in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

“…The length is about 45 km on the western Mediterranean coast and the width varies from 7 km to 12 km. The Sinai Desert is located in the south, the Naqab Desert in the east and the Mediterranean Sea in the west, Nakhal [1]. The population density in the Gaza Strip is considered the highest in the world, with a population of 1.3 million people and a growth rate of 3.5% annually, PCBS [2].…”

Use of goal programming and integer programming for water quality management—A case study of Gaza Strip

“…In other words, mixing certain proportions of water from certain wells with the result that the obtained mixture satisfies the WHO standards for both chlorides and nitrates, wells capacity, and customers demand at the least cost. Using water mixing would outperform desalination which is known to reject up to 60% of the input water amount as brine water and this would result in serious environmental problems as cited by [2]. Another draw back of desalination is the high costs involved.…”