Treated wastewater outperformed freshwater for barley irrigation in arid lands

Geologic and hydrologic settings for development of freshwater lenses in arid lands

Adam Milewski,* Mohamed Sultan, Ahmad Al-Dousari and Eugene Yan 1 Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, 306 Geography-Geology Building, Athens, GA 30602, USA 2 Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA 3 Department of Geography, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait 4 Argonne National Laborator...

A Low-Tech Treatment Strategy for Treating and Reusing Wastewater in Arid Lands

Many cities in arid regions with limited renewable surface or ground water supplies will need to consider reusing treated municipal wastewater for long-term sustainability. On the U.S. Mexican border, a lowtech treatment train composed of aerated lagoons, constructed treatment wetlands, and a soil aquifer treatment system was evaluated as a method to treat and store wastewater for later use. Li...

Arid lands conference issues call for papers.

Arid Lands: Challenges and Hopes

1. Definitions 1.1. Types of Aridity 1.2. Levels of Aridity 2. Paleoperspective 3. People and Land Use in Arid Lands 3.1. Foragers/Hunter–gatherers 3.2. Agriculturists 3.3. Pastoralists 4. Geomorphology of Arid and Semiarid Lands 5. Biological Diversity in Arid Lands 5.1. Arid and Semiarid Lands Plants and their Uses 5.2. The Future of the Conservation of Wild Plants in Arid Regions 6. Climatic...

Reclamation of Arid Lands

Reclamation of Arid LandsIt is our pleasure to inform you that Springer International Publisher (2017) has published a book entitled "Reclamation of Arid Lands" in English.This book is the result of joint collaboration between the University of Tehran, University of Kashan and Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, whose authors are as follows:Mohammad Jafari: Professor, Faculty of Natur...