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  • Korfali, Samira Ibrahim; Davies, Brian E. (2016-05-19)
    Rivers whose basins are underlain by carbonate rocks exhibit high pH, lower desorption of metals and possess high buffering capacity against acidic inputs to the river. The catchment of River Nahr-Ibrahim, Lebanon, is ...
  • Korfali, Samira Ibrahim; Jurdi, Mey; Davies, Brian E.; Karahagopian, Yester (2015-11-07)
    The increased demand on water resources in Lebanon as a resultof: progressive urbanization, socio-economic growth, agriculturalactivities and development of industries is, according to the national authorities, a major ...
  • Korfali, Samira Ibrahim; Jurdi, Mey; Davies, Brian E.; Karahagopian, Yester (2015-11-07)
    Lebanon depends primarily, for its water resources on ground water that is deteriorating rapidly. The increased demand on water resources in Lebanon as a result of: progressive urbanization, socio-economic growth, development ...
  • Korfali, Samira Ibrahim; Davies, Brian E. (2015-11-07)
    Although Lebanon has abundant water, its rivers are polluted and aquifer water mismanaged. Effective river water usage requires an understanding of the geochemistry of polluting metals in catchments. Climate is “Mediterranean”: ...
  • Korfali, Samira Ibrahim; Davies, Brian E. (2015-11-07)
    Rivers whose basins are underlain by limestone possess a high buffering capacity for discharged pollutants. During the discharge of metals in the aquatic environment, metals are partitioned between the sediment and the ...
  • Korfali, Samira Ibrahim; Davies, Brian E. (2015-11-07)
    Years of political instability have left Lebanon with significant gaps in environmental knowledge. This paper reports new results for trace metals in bed sediments of the river Nahr-lbrahim. The drainage basin of the river ...
  • Korfali, Samira Ibrahim; Jurdi, Mey; Davies, Brian E. (2016-05-19)
    The Qaraaoun Reservoir (impoundment of the River Litani) is the only artificial surface water body in the country, Lebanon. Earlier study on the water quality of the Qaraaoun Reservoir identified three water quality zoning ...