Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53231#.VLh0psnQrzE Author(s) Sura Al-Harahsheh 1* , Rida Al-Adamat 2 , Seraj Abdullah 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, Al Al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan . 2 Department of Surveying Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Al Al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan . ABSTRACT Za’atari camp is the largest refugee camp in Jordan. It was first established in 2012 to host Syrian refugees. Currently the camp hosts more than 81,000 refugees, with no proper sanitary system which might pose a major threat to surface resources in the area. An investigation was done at Za’atari refugees’ camp to find the impact of refugees settling on surface and groundwater quality. Surface water quality of surface runoff generated from thirty rain fall events were collected during the winter season of 2013/2014 from the major Wadi that passes...
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