Waterlogging in the New Reclaimed Areas Northeast El Fayoum, Western Desert, Egypt, Reasons and Solutions*
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52395#.VJOTGcCAM4 Author(s) El Sayed Ali El Abd 1 , Maged Mostafa El Osta 2* Affiliation(s) 1 Geology Department, Desert Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt . 2 Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt . ABSTRACT The waterlogging in the new reclaimed areas has become a major concern in the area Northeast El Fayoum, Western Desert, Egypt. It is not only endangering the structures and properties but also causing major environmental problem affecting the health of the area, habitats, and the biotic of the land community, as well as the deteriorating of Egypt’s Pharaonic monuments (El Lahun and Ha...