River water pollution in Lebanon: the country's most underestimated public health challenge.
Carolla El ChamiehClaudia El HaddadKhaled El KhatibEdmond JalkhVictoria Al KarakiJana ZeineddineAntoine AssafTania HarbElie Bou SanayehPublished in: Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit (2024)
Polluted water can have a negative impact on human, wildlife and ecosystem health. Most of the assessed rivers in our study contained bacterial colonies, above the maximum recommended internationally. There is therefore an urgent need to address pollution issues in Lebanese waters to make them suitable for irrigation and other uses.