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Environmental action for the sustainability of natural resources through recycling of water and sludge frm marble production
- The Hebron District holds 66% of the Palestinian marble production. With around 300 quarries and 600 stone cutting companies, it is the most important Palestinian industry and the 12th largest of its sector in the world. The high production in a relatively small area creates major environmental problems such as air and water pollution, degradation of the landscape, illegal solid waste dumps, and open-air sludge disposals that cause soil degradation and damage the natural vegetation.
| Project number | LIFE05 TCY/GA/000115 | ||
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| Subject(s) | PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , WATER QUALITY | ||
| Geographical coverage | Palestine | ||
| Budget (in €) | 1100000 | ||
| Programme | LIFE | ||
| Objectives |
- The project aims to establish new environmental regulation in the Hebron
Municipality for the treatment of debris, sludge and water from the marble
industry. If effective, the regulation will be integrated into the
Palestinian strategy for the environment. A network between the Palestinian
and Italian marble industries will be established with the aim of
transferring knowledge and adapting applied models for common environmental
problems. The project also aims to establish a methodological model for the
recycling of industrial wastewater and separation of calcium carbonate. The
model will be developed in a pilot centre, which is foreseen to provide
general support to the Hebron Municipality in tackling the environmental
problems arising from marble production.
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| Period | [09/01/2006 - 30/07/2008] | ||
Page last updated:
02/09/2008
