This book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe geo-environmental conditions such as water contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese government to take action and start working on the remediation of the river. These actions are also supported by international organizations including the World Bank.Chapter I: Introduction - Amin Shaban and Mouin Hamze
Chapter II: Historical View and Future Vision - Iman Abdelal
Chapter III: Physical Characteristics of Water Resources of Litani River Basin - Amin Shaban and Ghaleb Faour
Chapter IV: Bacteriological and Physicochemical Characteristics of Litani River Water - Nada Nehme and Chaden Yakoub
Chapter V: Physicochemical Characteristics of Algal Blooms in Qaraaoun Lake - Ali Fadel and Kamal Slim
Chapter VI: Groundwater Quality at the Upper Litani River Basin - Nabi Amacha and Safaa Baydoun
Chapter VII: Irrigation Approaches Applied in the Litani River Basin - Ihab Jomaa
Chapter VIII: Sustainability of Water Resources in the View of Striking Challenges - Nadim Farajallah and Amin Shaban
Chapter IX: The National Plan for Litani River Remediation - T
alal Darwich, Mouin Hamze, Amin Shaban, Bilal Jouni and Ghaleb Faour
Chapter X: The Role of Litani River in the Development of Lebanon - Selim Katafago
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