Environmental Assessment of the Areas Disengaged by Israel in the Gaza Strip

Download or read book Environmental Assessment of the Areas Disengaged by Israel in the Gaza Strip written by United Nations Environment Programme and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 2006 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents the findings of a survey, carried out in 2005 by a UNEP team of eight experts, to investigate and assess environmental risks or pollution in the Gaza Strip, focusing on the 21 disengaged Israeli settlements and the Erez industrial site. Using satellite imagery and reports, about 100 areas of interest were identified including, industrial buildings, waste disposal sites, agricultural plants and storage tanks. Overall, the report found that the environmental impact of the former Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip was limited, with the main concern being the amount of remaining asbestos in the rubble of demolished houses. Once the rubble is removed, asbestos disposed of in a safe manner and the identified areas of contamination are cleaned up, there will be no environmental constraints to human settlement in these areas.