Greywater in Egypt: the sustainable future of non-conventional water resources

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Ayman F. Batisha
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[1] National Water Research Center,Environment and Climate Change Research Institute
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 2020年 / 27卷
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Greywater resources; Non-conventional water resources; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Foresight; Water feasibility study; Sustainability; Arid and semiarid regions; Egypt;
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Egypt is a country with limited water resources. Egypt water needs are growing rapidly as a result of the population increase, climate change and development activities. The aim of the study is to analyse how Egypt can sustain its mega urban projects by utilizing greywater as a non-conventional water resource. A quantitative-based assessment has been conducted to investigate the overall evaluation of the greywater resources in Egypt. Greywater accounts for between 40 and 80% of the total water discharged from the house, and the total use of water for drinking and health use can be estimated at 10.4 billion cubic meters per year. The results show that the greywater resources may support a sustainable future of non-conventional water resources in a very positive way. Greywater can provide Egypt with about 4.15–8.30 billion cubic meters annually, which is a good support for water resources in Egypt. The paper concluded that greywater is an important resource to facilitate the success of the new mega urban projects. Egypt should maximize the share of greywater resources, especially in its new mega urban projects. Greywater resources can support Egypt and other arid and semiarid regions and countries in transition to a sustainable future.
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页码:35428 / 35438
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