مؤسسة الشرق الأوسط للنشر العلمي
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The present study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of industrial and domestic waste water discharge from New Al- Marj city on the socio-economic characteristics of the local inhabitants of Al –Marj plain.The socio-economic analysis of the two populations of the two study sites indicated substantial similarities between them. These similarities were manifested in the demographic characteristics of the households in the two sites indicating very similar human resources and labor force. The economic impacts of the sewage and industrial effluence were negative on the cultivation and livestock keeping activities of the families in the site, near the pollution source. The farmers in the Old Al- Marj city (polluted site) have significantly higher farm expenses compared to the New Al-Marj city (non-polluted site). The increased costs of livestock are the main cause behind such difference because the crop expenses are of no considerable difference. The negative socio-economic impacts of the pollution resulted from the sewage and industrial discharge in the proximity of Old Al-Marj city were the main reason to increase the number of families who are willing to leave their homes to avoid them.