RISK BASED MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER IN NABLUS CITY

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dc.contributor.authorAfaneh, Ateid
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-10T09:52:50Z
dc.date.available2025-02-10T09:52:50Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-13
dc.description.abstractIndustrial wastewater is highly polluting the environment if not handled properly, also affect the wastewater infrastructure for both collection and treatment. Most of consumed water is converted to wastewater from residential, industrial, and commercial uses. Industrial wastewater is a critical concern for all industrial settings that lacks the infrastructure to handle such water. Generally, industrial wastewater in Palestine represents a major challenge to the environment and municipal infrastructure, mainly in the industrial cities like Nablus city. This thesis aims at concluding the most appropriate solutions which prevent or decrease the hazards resulted from industrial wastewater on the wastewater infrastructure and its operation. The research utilized the risk based management approach to propose proactive and reactive barriers for industrial wastewater hazards and impacts. Cost Benefit Analysis was used to estimate the costs and benefits for Nablus municipality for each identified barrier. Risk analysis was carried out to explore the hazards and impacts of industrial wastewater on the infrastructure; Wastewater Network (WWN) in Nablus and Nablus- West Wastewater Treatment Plant (NW-WWTP). Risk evaluation was used to priories the hazards through the calculated risk priority number (or degree of severity) to quantify risk. Results showed that industrial wastewater, which had risk priority number of 9 poses a significant threat to the municipal infrastructure. Infrastructure damage and operational inefficiencies were resulted. To reach this thesis's goal, estimated proposed strategies to reduce negative impacts were discussed in risk control approach. After conducting risk cost benefit analysis for Nablus municipality, it is found that awareness and WWN rehabilitation have to be excluded because their proportion Factor (d) is more than 1, but the other barriers should be executed by the municipality. Since equipment insurance barrier has the smallest d which is 0.0036, it has to be prioritized. Then, to execute the remaining barriers from smallest d in ascending order. Finally, risk based management approach and risk cost benefit analysis options are very useful tools to mitigate and adapt hazards to improve the preparedness and response for Local Governmental Units (LGUs), particularly in the field of wastewater management. The results of this thesis should guide the implementation of effective management practices that ensure environmental protection and infrastructure resilience.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11888/19904
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAn-Najah National University
dc.supervisorHasan, Abdel Fattah
dc.titleRISK BASED MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER IN NABLUS CITY
dc.title.alternativeإدارة المخاطر للمياه العادمة الصناعية في مدينة نابلس
dc.typeThesis
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