1st Edition
Effectiveness of Bank Filtration for Water Supply in Arid Climates
1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Bank filtration
1.3 Experience of bank filtration
1.4 Bank filtrate quality
1.5 Impacts of climate on bank filtration
1.6 Relevance of the research
1.7 Research Objectives
1.8 Outline of the thesis
2 Removal of dissolved organic matter during bank filtration
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Materials and Methods
2.3 Results
2.4 Discussion
2.5 Conclusions
3 Removal of organics micro-pollutants during bank filtration
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Materials and Methods
3.3 Results and Discussion
3.4 Conclusions
3.5 Supplementary documents
4 Removal of metals during bank filtration
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Materials and methods
4.3 Results
4.4 Discussion
4.5 Conclusions
4.6 Supplemetary documents
5 Reduction of iron, manganese and arsenic during bank filtration
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Research Methodology
5.3 Results
5.4 Discussion
5.5 Conclusions
5.6 Supplementary documents
6 Analysis of the performance of Bank Filtration for Water Supply in Arid Climates: case study in Egypt
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Study area
6.3 Research Methods
6.4 Results and discussion
6.5 Conclusions
6.6 Supplementary documents
7 Conclusions and future perspectives
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Fate of organic matter during the bank filtration process
7.3 Removal of organic micropollutants during bank filtration
7.4 Removal of heavy metals during bank filtration
7.5 Mobilisation of iron, manganese and arsenic during bank filtration
7.6 Analysis of the performance of bank filtration in arid climates
7.7 Practical implications and further research
Biography
Ahmed is a post-doctoral researcher at the water management department, TU Delft. He obtained his bachelor degree in chemistry from Aswan University (Egypt), postgraduate diploma in applied environmental geoscience from Assiut University (Egypt), a master of science in water resources management at ITC, University of Twente. He conducted his PhD research at TU Delft and IHE-Delft, focused on development of a management framework for bank filtration technique for water supply in arid environments.
Ahmed has participated in several projects in water resources management, including; groundwater modelling, remote sensing for resources management, and modelling of water quality. He also developed a remote-sensing based model (AquaSEBS) to estimate the evaporation rate over fresh and saline water bodies. His research interests include: DNA tracer for hydrological processes, managed aquifer recharge, removal of micropollutants, and groundwater modelling.
