Accelerated recession of a desert cliff due to sewage water disposal, Sede Boqer, Israel

Yaacov Arkin, Arnon Karnieli, Arie Issar, Javier Diaz Javier

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Abstract

Accelerated erosion of a desert cliff due to uncontrolled sewage water disposal was investigated at the Sede Boqer Campus in the Negev, Israel An erosional cirque formed by this water was studied as a model simulating natural processes. The cliffs consist of loess and conglomerate underlain by soft marl, clay, and chalk. The rate of erosion is of the order of 5%-8% of the volume of water discharged. The rate of incision ranges from 10 2 to 13.3 m/yr and is several orders higher than that expected under normal rainfall conditions The introduction of this new hydrological factor resulted in a severe disturbance of the morphological balance in the vicinity of the cliffs, accelerated erosion, and generated circular slides

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-192
Number of pages8
JournalEnvironmental Geology and Water Sciences
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 1986

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Water Science and Technology
  • General Environmental Science
  • General Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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