Research Papers by A.A. Abufayed

The population of the states of North Africa (NA) will increase from 150 million in 2000 to about 250 million in 2025 with a corresponding increase in water demand for municipal, industrial and agricultural purposes. With this demand rapidly exceeding the water resources capacities, these states wil

The states of North Africa without an exception are, or will soon be, facing serious water supply shortages due to an imbalance between limited water resources and rapidly increasing water demands. The region’s population has increased from just over 40 M in 1950 to over 150 M in 2000 with an even l

The Tajoura seawater desalination plant, producing 10,000 m³/d for mostly domestic uses, is Libya’s largest reverse osmosis plant. The plant was designed to operate continuously 355 days per year producing drinking water meeting the WHO standards with TDS concentrations not exceeding 500 mg/l from M