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Abstract
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Industrial development is the goal of Egypt since decades. It brings
obvious benefits but frequently entails dangers to the environment and human
health.
Industrial processes create a variety of pollutants that have negative
impacts on the environment or even man directly. The main negative impacts
are depletion of scarce natural resources: air, water and soil pollution,
accumulation of hazardous wastes and accidents with significant
environmental consequences. By the late sixties, growing awareness and
public concem led to action by govemments and industries mostly in
developed countries.
Alexandria harbors over 42 % of the total Egyptian industry, where for
example in the surrounding area the petrochemical, textile, metal smelting,
paper and packaging industries are found and the large industrial area in
BORG EL ARAB city, in which the major modem industries are located. Most
of the former mentioned factories dispose wastewater into the nearest water
body LAKE MARYOUT or even in the Mediterranean sea in the Max region,
which receives the waste of some petrochemical and petroleum factories
without any considerable pretreatment. Such illegal discharge of wastewater
could lead to the fast deterioration of the environment.
Environmental protection and resources conservation policies and
programs were established. During the last two decades, many industrial
countries experienced a significant improvement in environmental quality.
The developing countries still suffer from air, water, and land pollution. These
pollutants that were once local are now regional or even global in scale.