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... caused by the Aswan High Dam was schistosomiasis . The worm causing the disease has thrived and the disease has swept through the former basin lands . The infection rate in areas of perennial irrigation has always been high , according ...
... caused by the Aswan High Dam was schistosomiasis . The worm causing the disease has thrived and the disease has swept through the former basin lands . The infection rate in areas of perennial irrigation has always been high , according ...
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... caused in canals by the quality of canal water . Clear water is much more erosive than muddy water , and may cause significant deepening of earthen distribu- tion canals . If this occurs , especially in conjunction with siltation of the ...
... caused in canals by the quality of canal water . Clear water is much more erosive than muddy water , and may cause significant deepening of earthen distribu- tion canals . If this occurs , especially in conjunction with siltation of the ...
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... caused by large - scale corruption . There has been very serious waterlogging and salinization caused by the irrigation schemes made possible by the dams , the spread of waterborne diseases and the extremely serious problem associated ...
... caused by large - scale corruption . There has been very serious waterlogging and salinization caused by the irrigation schemes made possible by the dams , the spread of waterborne diseases and the extremely serious problem associated ...
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