More than 12 x109 m3/year of Nile Delta drainage water is annually discharged into the Mediterranean Sea. El-Salam (peace) canal, having a mixture of such drainage water and the Nile water (1:1 ratio), crosses the Suez Canal eastward to the deserts of north Sinai. The chemical and microbiological quality of the canal water were monitored along two successive years, to follow effects of seasonal and spatial distribution along the first 55 km course in north Sinai. It appeared that the canal water is acceptable for irrigation, with much concern directed towards the chemical contents of total...