Environmental impacts of desalination and brine treatment-Challenges and mitigation measures

A Panagopoulos, KJ Haralambous - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
Desalination is perceived as an effective and reliable process for obtaining freshwater from
aqueous saline solutions such as brackish water, seawater and brine. This can be clarified …

Desalination brine disposal methods and treatment technologies-A review

A Panagopoulos, KJ Haralambous… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Brine, also known as concentrate, is the by-product of the desalination process that has an
adverse impact on the environment due to its high salinity. Hence, viable and cost-effective …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental issues in seawater reverse osmosis desalination: Intakes and outfalls

TM Missimer, RG Maliva - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination has some environmental impacts
associated with the construction and operation of intake systems and the disposal of …

Desalination of water: a review

NC Darre, GS Toor - Current Pollution Reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In the face of rising water demands and dwindling freshwater
supplies, alternative water sources are needed. Desalination of water has become a key to …

Environmental impact of desalination processes: Mitigation and control strategies

K Elsaid, ET Sayed, MA Abdelkareem… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Freshwater supplies are in shortage relative to the high demand for different human
activities, making desalination of saline water a must. Desalination to extract water from …

Energy and environmental issues of seawater reverse osmosis desalination considering boron rejection: A comprehensive review and a case study of exergy analysis

N Najid, S Fellaou, S Kouzbour, B Gourich… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, the rapid worldwide growth of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination
capacity has reignited the boron removal challenge in drinking water. The objective of this …

Impact of brine and antiscalants on reef-building corals in the Gulf of Aqaba–Potential effects from desalination plants

KL Petersen, A Paytan, E Rahav, O Levy, J Silverman… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is becoming an increasingly important source of potable
water in arid and semi-arid regions worldwide. Discharge of brine-effluent from desalination …

Seawater quality at the brine discharge site from two mega size seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants in Israel (Eastern Mediterranean)

N Kress, Y Gertner, E Shoham-Frider - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Two mega-size seawater desalination plants, producing 240 Mm 3/y freshwater, discharge
brine into the Mediterranean coast of Israel through two marine outfalls, located 0.8 km …

Impacts of Desalination Brine Discharge on Benthic Ecosystems

R Sirota, G Winters, O Levy, J Marques… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination facilities produce freshwater and, at the
same time, discharge hypersaline brine that often includes various chemical additives such …

Biological and physical effects of brine discharge from the Carlsbad Desalination plant and implications for future desalination plant constructions

K Lykkebo Petersen, N Heck, B G. Reguero, D Potts… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination is increasingly used as a technology for
addressing shortages of freshwater supply and desalination plants are in operation or being …