Sludge Management, Treatment, and Reuse at Northern Gaza Emergency Sewage Treatment (NGEST)

The project was implemented in 2019 by Oxfam in partnership with UCAS aiming at studying the methods and alternatives of sludge management, treatment, and reuse at NGEST under the WASH program.

Project-Specific objectives:

To investigate and study the current practices concerning sludge management, treatment and reuse at the NGEST.

·         To propose effective options for sludge management, treatment and reuse at the NGEST.

·         To utilize sludge as fertilizer for selected crops (lettuce, mint, squash and alfalfa).

·         To assess the environmental and health impacts associated with sludge reuse as an agricultural fertilizer