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... annual flood , which are now prevented from flowing down the river , Egypt must apply artificial fertilizers on an ever increasing scale . In terms of its nitrogen content alone , the " fer- tilizer value " of the Nile's silt has been ...
... annual flood , which are now prevented from flowing down the river , Egypt must apply artificial fertilizers on an ever increasing scale . In terms of its nitrogen content alone , the " fer- tilizer value " of the Nile's silt has been ...
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... annual bill due to floods could reach $ 12 billion by the year 2000.5 More recently , Dr. Stanley Changnon , Jr ... annually — and that the cost of such damage was rising at a rate of between 4 and 7 percent a year in real dol- lars ...
... annual bill due to floods could reach $ 12 billion by the year 2000.5 More recently , Dr. Stanley Changnon , Jr ... annually — and that the cost of such damage was rising at a rate of between 4 and 7 percent a year in real dol- lars ...
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... annually [ as opposed to $ 5,700,000 at 3 % percent ] . Adding figures for amortization , maintenance , and operation ... annual benefit . This disparity , of course , would make the benefit - cost ratio less than one - to - one and ...
... annually [ as opposed to $ 5,700,000 at 3 % percent ] . Adding figures for amortization , maintenance , and operation ... annual benefit . This disparity , of course , would make the benefit - cost ratio less than one - to - one and ...
Contents
BEFORE THE FLOOD | 17 |
AFTER THE FLOOD | 51 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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