Environment Impact Assessment Of Leather Tanning Industry: Case Study Of A Tannery Transfer In Egypt

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The Expedited Advent Of Urbanization And Industrialization In Our Countries Has Led To Environmental Degradation And Pollution Of Air, Water And Soil. Tanneries Are Typically Characterized As Pollution Intensive Industrial Complexes.
The Government In Egypt Planned To Relocate The Old Cairo Leather Tanneries Of Magra El Oyoun To A New Industrial Zone In The Outskirts Of The Capital, 54 Km Away From The Actual Site. The Old Area Will Be Used For Touristic Purpose. Magra El Oyoun Wall Is A Medieval Mamluk Aqueduct That Dates Back To About 500 Years And Connects The Nile To The Citadel Of Saladin. The Government’s Program Is Judged To Be Ecologically Sound, Economically Viable And Socially Just And Humane.

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