Prof. Marwan Haddad is a full professor of environmental engineering since 1999 and Chaired Civil Engineering department (1986-1992), hold the deanship of the faculty of engineering, and directed Water and Environmental Studies Institute (WESI) at An-Najah National University (ANU) in Nablus (2008 to 2017). He worked as project engineer at the housing corporation, Amman, Jordan (1976-1980). He has a multidisciplinary background that includes a MSc in Structural Civil Engineering, a MSc in Sanitary Engineering and a PhD in Environmental Civil Engineering, complemented by over 40 years of professional experience in the Mediterranean region in the water, sanitation, and environmental sector. He has a solid understanding of the water sector's stakes, challenges and development opportunities, mainstreaming adaptation and mitigation strategies and policies in development plans and water management with IFIs and international organisations. He led tens of national and regional study teams and projects related to water and sanitation. He has published more than 200 technical papers in national and international journals and has participated in hundreds of seminars, conferences and workshops, showing the water situation and providing institution-building initiatives nationally, regionally, and internationally.
Groundwater is the most dependable water resource in Palestine. Characterising groundwater is the... more Groundwater is the most dependable water resource in Palestine. Characterising groundwater is the primary tool towards its integrated management. Al-Faria catchment is considered an indispensable groundwater resource in the north-eastern part of the West Bank, Palestine, since it supplies domestic inhabitants, their livestock, and the agricultural lands with needed amounts of water. The quality of groundwater in the catchment is affected by the untreated wastewater disposal and the runoff from the adjacent agricultural lands. This research aims at gaining a better understanding of groundwater hydraulic properties in Al-Faria catchment. It paves the way for further future research which aims to study the interaction between surface water and groundwater. A single-well injection withdrawal tracer test using Uranine tracer was applied to determine the seepage velocity and the effective porosity of the unconfined Neogene subaquifer. Data were obtained by conducting two tracer experiment...
In Palestine many factors affect the soil, surface and ground water. The extensive use of pestici... more In Palestine many factors affect the soil, surface and ground water. The extensive use of pesticides, fertilizers in agriculture, as well as disposal of wastewater from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, are also cited as contaminating the soil and further reducing the water resources available for Palestinians. Hazards chemicals including their intermediate metabolites may reach ground water and contaminate it. In recent years, pesticides were used heavily in Palestine, which led to the contamination of soil and water and causing much disease. Many studies focused on the impact of pollutants such as pesticides and oil on soil and how does it affect on humans, animals, plants and the environment in general. There are many factors affecting leachates of glyphosate to ground water as properties of the pesticide; chemical content, persistence, adsorption, solubility, volatility, and properties of glyphosate. Properties of the soil; permeability, Soil Texture, soil structure, organic...
The applicability of WEAP as a Decision Support Systems (DSS) tool for water resources management... more The applicability of WEAP as a Decision Support Systems (DSS) tool for water resources management in a watershed or localized district was tested. The DSS for the management of water resources system under investigation consists of three components (1) stakeholders survey to determine key planning issues and questions needed for an operational DSS (2) data gathering, organizing, storage, manipulation/management capabilities; and visualization and (3) WEAP model that perform simulation and optimization of the water resources management through various scenarios and/or DSS questions. The DSS which involves taking account water quantity, water quality, cost, water management, water trading, and other. The developed DSS was tested on a case study of the Tulkarem district water resources system, in the Palestinian Territory. The Tulkarem district share 5% by area, 7 % by population, and 10% by irrigated land, and 11% by water use in agriculture of the West Bank. The results obtained demo...
A distinctly Islamic approach to environmental education is pinpointed as a result of (a) identif... more A distinctly Islamic approach to environmental education is pinpointed as a result of (a) identifying, listing, sorting, and grouping the verses in the Qura’n (the holy book of Islam and Moslems) related to environmental education such as learning, exercising, and mind and knowledge development, and (b) finding connections and relationships between groups according to mutual meanings. The approach is formulated in a tripod-type structure. Allah Subhanahu Wa Taala, the one-and-only Creator, represented by the belief in, and application of his rules and directions as stated in the holy Qura’n, stands at the top of the tripod. The legs of the tripod represent faith, manifestation, and knowledge, and each leg, in turn, constitutes the top of a local sub-tripod comprising of path, reference, and end results. Resume Une approche islamique distincte en education ecologique se definit clairement comme un resultat (a) de l’identification, du classement, du tri et du regroupement des versets ...
Chlorination of drinking water from natural sources results in the formation of several organic c... more Chlorination of drinking water from natural sources results in the formation of several organic compounds as disinfection by products. The most widely studied among them is a group of compounds collectively called trihalomethanes (THMs), some of which are reported to be toxic for human consumption. Consequently water supply authorities in some countries are forced to resort to costly corrective measures in order to reduce their levels below the maximum concentration limits (MCL) set by the environmental protection and health authorities. It is well established by now that the formation of such compounds is due to reactions between chlorine and some precursor organics originally present in raw water. In the City of Nablus which located in the northern West Bank- Palestinian Territory, a water system network serves about 177,000 people in Nablus and its surrounding localities, consist of, four wells, five springs, nine operating storage tanks,13 pump stations, distribution network con...
This paper presents, describes, and discusses the quantity and quality of the water resources in ... more This paper presents, describes, and discusses the quantity and quality of the water resources in the Faria catchment. Faria catchment (320 km), located in the northeastern part of the West Bank, Palestine is characterized as arid to semi-arid region. In the catchment, water resources are either surface runoff or groundwater. Surface runoff in the Faria catchment is considered high compared to other catchments in the West Bank. Most surface runoff generated in the catchment is usually lost in winter as there are no storage structures in the catchment to store that excess water. The groundwater aquifer system of the Faria catchment is usually utilized through springs and wells. Within the catchment, there are 13 fresh water springs and about 70 groundwater wells. Based on the available data, annual discharge from springs varies from about 4.1 to 37.8 MCM with an average amount of 14.3 MCM. While the total annual utilization of the groundwater wells, do not exceed 11.5 MCM. During wet ...
Impacts of nine heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, K, Fe, Mn, and Zn) contamination in irrigation w... more Impacts of nine heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, K, Fe, Mn, and Zn) contamination in irrigation water on soil, shoots and roots of barely was investigated. Due to fresh water shortages, the use of available and inexpensive urban wastewater with input from local industrial factories containing heavy metals in irrigation still practiced in the Middle East including Palestine. Barely was grown in plastic pots filled with sandy soil irrigated with simulated treated wastewater during two growing seasons. The metal treatments investigated include one, three, nine, and 15 multiples of average metal content of treated effluent. Results showed that (i) Barley showed similar growth responses but different metal uptake patterns, (ii) Cd, Fe, Pb and Zn in roots and shoots of barley were higher than WHO permissible levels, (iii) all metals accumulated in soil had lower content than WHO permissible levels, (iv) The average value of enrichment factor (EF) for most heavy metals used were around uni...
Water management options for more food security in Palestine were evaluated using WEAP simulation... more Water management options for more food security in Palestine were evaluated using WEAP simulation model. A water management structure consisting of eight interrelated modules covering all aspects of water management was used. Three potential future political scenarios were tested: the current, a consolidate, and an independent State order. Simulations indicated that political status has decisive impact on water availability and the level of unmet demand and accordingly on present and future food security in Palestine. Water management, water trading, and water cost modules resulted in reductions in future water demands and therefore have positive impact on food security in Palestine.
The Palestinian water sector organizations operate under severe constraints: poor capacities, hig... more The Palestinian water sector organizations operate under severe constraints: poor capacities, high political instability and uncertainty, and inadequate funds and sources of funding. A new centralized water systems management option is proposed, which can lead to optimized water resource development and a more reliable, safer and cost effective water supply and sanitation services and systems within a clear legal framework. The proposed approach provides four units of management, resources, administration and water supply and sanitation, which would be in charge of strategic and everyday decision making and integration of water sector management in Palestine. The proposed future institutional reforms are conditional on several legal-administrative, technical and financial considerations within the Palestinian National Authority but more importantly on the continuation of the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian land and natural resources.
A critical review is offered of current and future water supply planning options and policies in ... more A critical review is offered of current and future water supply planning options and policies in Palestine which faces constrained water supply and highly complex and changing political conditions. It is found that a continuous water supply and demand planning unit, supported with a water data bank and CAD/GIS units and adequate inter-institutional links to be established at the Palestinian
... A Stepwise Open-Ended Approach to the Identification of Joint Management Structures for Share... more ... A Stepwise Open-Ended Approach to the Identification of Joint Management Structures for Shared Aquifers Eran Feitelson, Member IWRA, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, andMarwan Haddad, An-Najah National University, Palestinian Territories ...
Abstract Pot experiments were conducted to study the effect of different levels of Zn supplied th... more Abstract Pot experiments were conducted to study the effect of different levels of Zn supplied through irrigation water on green beans using brown earth soil. Plants were grown for 15 weeks without nutrients addition. Zinc concentrations increased in all experimental plants. ...
... Marwan Haddad and Numan Mizyed, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine ... Israeli o... more ... Marwan Haddad and Numan Mizyed, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine ... Israeli officials indicated that strategic cooperation with Turkey was the driving force behind signing the agreement and not its economic feasibility (Yedioth Ahronoth, 2004; Friedman, 2004). ...
Groundwater is the most dependable water resource in Palestine. Characterising groundwater is the... more Groundwater is the most dependable water resource in Palestine. Characterising groundwater is the primary tool towards its integrated management. Al-Faria catchment is considered an indispensable groundwater resource in the north-eastern part of the West Bank, Palestine, since it supplies domestic inhabitants, their livestock, and the agricultural lands with needed amounts of water. The quality of groundwater in the catchment is affected by the untreated wastewater disposal and the runoff from the adjacent agricultural lands. This research aims at gaining a better understanding of groundwater hydraulic properties in Al-Faria catchment. It paves the way for further future research which aims to study the interaction between surface water and groundwater. A single-well injection withdrawal tracer test using Uranine tracer was applied to determine the seepage velocity and the effective porosity of the unconfined Neogene subaquifer. Data were obtained by conducting two tracer experiment...
In Palestine many factors affect the soil, surface and ground water. The extensive use of pestici... more In Palestine many factors affect the soil, surface and ground water. The extensive use of pesticides, fertilizers in agriculture, as well as disposal of wastewater from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, are also cited as contaminating the soil and further reducing the water resources available for Palestinians. Hazards chemicals including their intermediate metabolites may reach ground water and contaminate it. In recent years, pesticides were used heavily in Palestine, which led to the contamination of soil and water and causing much disease. Many studies focused on the impact of pollutants such as pesticides and oil on soil and how does it affect on humans, animals, plants and the environment in general. There are many factors affecting leachates of glyphosate to ground water as properties of the pesticide; chemical content, persistence, adsorption, solubility, volatility, and properties of glyphosate. Properties of the soil; permeability, Soil Texture, soil structure, organic...
The applicability of WEAP as a Decision Support Systems (DSS) tool for water resources management... more The applicability of WEAP as a Decision Support Systems (DSS) tool for water resources management in a watershed or localized district was tested. The DSS for the management of water resources system under investigation consists of three components (1) stakeholders survey to determine key planning issues and questions needed for an operational DSS (2) data gathering, organizing, storage, manipulation/management capabilities; and visualization and (3) WEAP model that perform simulation and optimization of the water resources management through various scenarios and/or DSS questions. The DSS which involves taking account water quantity, water quality, cost, water management, water trading, and other. The developed DSS was tested on a case study of the Tulkarem district water resources system, in the Palestinian Territory. The Tulkarem district share 5% by area, 7 % by population, and 10% by irrigated land, and 11% by water use in agriculture of the West Bank. The results obtained demo...
A distinctly Islamic approach to environmental education is pinpointed as a result of (a) identif... more A distinctly Islamic approach to environmental education is pinpointed as a result of (a) identifying, listing, sorting, and grouping the verses in the Qura’n (the holy book of Islam and Moslems) related to environmental education such as learning, exercising, and mind and knowledge development, and (b) finding connections and relationships between groups according to mutual meanings. The approach is formulated in a tripod-type structure. Allah Subhanahu Wa Taala, the one-and-only Creator, represented by the belief in, and application of his rules and directions as stated in the holy Qura’n, stands at the top of the tripod. The legs of the tripod represent faith, manifestation, and knowledge, and each leg, in turn, constitutes the top of a local sub-tripod comprising of path, reference, and end results. Resume Une approche islamique distincte en education ecologique se definit clairement comme un resultat (a) de l’identification, du classement, du tri et du regroupement des versets ...
Chlorination of drinking water from natural sources results in the formation of several organic c... more Chlorination of drinking water from natural sources results in the formation of several organic compounds as disinfection by products. The most widely studied among them is a group of compounds collectively called trihalomethanes (THMs), some of which are reported to be toxic for human consumption. Consequently water supply authorities in some countries are forced to resort to costly corrective measures in order to reduce their levels below the maximum concentration limits (MCL) set by the environmental protection and health authorities. It is well established by now that the formation of such compounds is due to reactions between chlorine and some precursor organics originally present in raw water. In the City of Nablus which located in the northern West Bank- Palestinian Territory, a water system network serves about 177,000 people in Nablus and its surrounding localities, consist of, four wells, five springs, nine operating storage tanks,13 pump stations, distribution network con...
This paper presents, describes, and discusses the quantity and quality of the water resources in ... more This paper presents, describes, and discusses the quantity and quality of the water resources in the Faria catchment. Faria catchment (320 km), located in the northeastern part of the West Bank, Palestine is characterized as arid to semi-arid region. In the catchment, water resources are either surface runoff or groundwater. Surface runoff in the Faria catchment is considered high compared to other catchments in the West Bank. Most surface runoff generated in the catchment is usually lost in winter as there are no storage structures in the catchment to store that excess water. The groundwater aquifer system of the Faria catchment is usually utilized through springs and wells. Within the catchment, there are 13 fresh water springs and about 70 groundwater wells. Based on the available data, annual discharge from springs varies from about 4.1 to 37.8 MCM with an average amount of 14.3 MCM. While the total annual utilization of the groundwater wells, do not exceed 11.5 MCM. During wet ...
Impacts of nine heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, K, Fe, Mn, and Zn) contamination in irrigation w... more Impacts of nine heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, K, Fe, Mn, and Zn) contamination in irrigation water on soil, shoots and roots of barely was investigated. Due to fresh water shortages, the use of available and inexpensive urban wastewater with input from local industrial factories containing heavy metals in irrigation still practiced in the Middle East including Palestine. Barely was grown in plastic pots filled with sandy soil irrigated with simulated treated wastewater during two growing seasons. The metal treatments investigated include one, three, nine, and 15 multiples of average metal content of treated effluent. Results showed that (i) Barley showed similar growth responses but different metal uptake patterns, (ii) Cd, Fe, Pb and Zn in roots and shoots of barley were higher than WHO permissible levels, (iii) all metals accumulated in soil had lower content than WHO permissible levels, (iv) The average value of enrichment factor (EF) for most heavy metals used were around uni...
Water management options for more food security in Palestine were evaluated using WEAP simulation... more Water management options for more food security in Palestine were evaluated using WEAP simulation model. A water management structure consisting of eight interrelated modules covering all aspects of water management was used. Three potential future political scenarios were tested: the current, a consolidate, and an independent State order. Simulations indicated that political status has decisive impact on water availability and the level of unmet demand and accordingly on present and future food security in Palestine. Water management, water trading, and water cost modules resulted in reductions in future water demands and therefore have positive impact on food security in Palestine.
The Palestinian water sector organizations operate under severe constraints: poor capacities, hig... more The Palestinian water sector organizations operate under severe constraints: poor capacities, high political instability and uncertainty, and inadequate funds and sources of funding. A new centralized water systems management option is proposed, which can lead to optimized water resource development and a more reliable, safer and cost effective water supply and sanitation services and systems within a clear legal framework. The proposed approach provides four units of management, resources, administration and water supply and sanitation, which would be in charge of strategic and everyday decision making and integration of water sector management in Palestine. The proposed future institutional reforms are conditional on several legal-administrative, technical and financial considerations within the Palestinian National Authority but more importantly on the continuation of the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian land and natural resources.
A critical review is offered of current and future water supply planning options and policies in ... more A critical review is offered of current and future water supply planning options and policies in Palestine which faces constrained water supply and highly complex and changing political conditions. It is found that a continuous water supply and demand planning unit, supported with a water data bank and CAD/GIS units and adequate inter-institutional links to be established at the Palestinian
... A Stepwise Open-Ended Approach to the Identification of Joint Management Structures for Share... more ... A Stepwise Open-Ended Approach to the Identification of Joint Management Structures for Shared Aquifers Eran Feitelson, Member IWRA, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, andMarwan Haddad, An-Najah National University, Palestinian Territories ...
Abstract Pot experiments were conducted to study the effect of different levels of Zn supplied th... more Abstract Pot experiments were conducted to study the effect of different levels of Zn supplied through irrigation water on green beans using brown earth soil. Plants were grown for 15 weeks without nutrients addition. Zinc concentrations increased in all experimental plants. ...
... Marwan Haddad and Numan Mizyed, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine ... Israeli o... more ... Marwan Haddad and Numan Mizyed, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine ... Israeli officials indicated that strategic cooperation with Turkey was the driving force behind signing the agreement and not its economic feasibility (Yedioth Ahronoth, 2004; Friedman, 2004). ...
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