Location:

Field experiments location was identified at Ramtha research station/ NCARTT. The site is located 70 km to the north of Amman and 5 km away from Wadi Hassan treatment plant (where bio-solids were obtained), 32o30 north latitude and 35o59 east longitude with an altitude of 590 m above sea level . The climate in the area is characterized by cold winter and hot summer with an average annual rainfall of (221 mm) for the period of (1998-2006), and the average temperature ranges from (5 oC) in January to (35 oC) in August. Generally, rainfall starts in early November and ends in early April. Maximum rainfall occurs during January-February.

 

Map of Jordan showing the research site.