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• The effect of long-term brine discharge from desalination plants on benthic foraminifera.

  Authors:Chen Kenigsberg, Sigal Abramovich, and Orit Hyams-KaphzanFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 14, 20208,602 words Article 1490LDesalination plants along the Mediterranean Israeli coastline currently provide ~587 million m.sup.3 drinking water/year, and their production is planned to increase gradually. Production of drinking water is accompanied...

• From sea to sink: with supplies of water under stress, the prospect of rendering saltwater drinkable is growing more appealing and more affordable

  Author:Gayle EhrenmanFrom:Mechanical Engineering-CIME (Vol. 126, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20043,634 words Cover story A combination of need and cost is making desalination of saltwater more attractive in the United States. And reverse osmosis is the overwhelming choice when it comes to desalination methods. Desalination, the removal...

• Tolerance of mediterranean seagrasses (Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa) to hypersaline stress: water relations and osmolyte concentrations

  Authors:Jose Miguel Sandoval-Gil, Lazaro Marin-Guirao, and Juan M. RuizFrom:Marine Biology (Vol. 159, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20128,918 words Report 1490LThe present study examines for the first time the effects of increased salinity on water relations and osmolyte (carbohydrates and amino acids) concentrations in two Mediterranean seagrass species, Posidonia oceanica...

• 6. The Water-Energy Nexus

  From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 50, Issue 11)

  Nov. 1, 20092,567 words Article Staff Water and energy in buildings are intertwined, not only at the point of consumption, but also at the point of generation. Four percent of electricity use in the U.S., or 75 billion kWh annually, is attributable...

• Solar Still Water Treatment.

  Author:Joanna PapadopoulosFrom:Technology and Engineering Teacher (Vol. 79, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2020279 words Brief article 1450LOne of the Grand Challenges for engineering Is providing access to clean water. From desalination plants, reverse osmosis, filters, tablets, and solar stills, technologies to help address this global problem continue to...

• Optimize operations of demineralization units: better selection of resins and operating practice improve operation of this water treatment method

  Author:B.P.S. MehtaFrom:Hydrocarbon Processing (Vol. 85, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2006 Article 1360L

• The Importance of Seawater Intake and its Treatment Techniques for RO Desalination Plant.

  Authors:Ahmad Hussain, Iqbal Ahmed, and Mahrukh MahrukhFrom:Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences (Vol. 62, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept-Oct 20193,712 words Article 1440LSeawater intake and its treatments are one of the main upstream processes of every seawater desalination plant (RO, ED, MSF, MED). However, the process has turned out to be of utmost importance for reverse osmosis (RO)...

• Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Health-Related Hazardous Events in the Drinking Water Supply System from Source to Tap in Gaza Strip, Palestine.

  Authors:Samer Abuzerr, Mahdi Hadi, Kate Zinszer, Simin Nasseri, Masud Yunesian, Amir Hossein Mahvi, et al.From:Journal of Environmental and Public Health (Vol. 2019) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20204,834 words Article 1430LBackground. The traditional approach in the management of the quality drinking water, and relying on end-product testing, has proven ineffective in protecting public health. Therefore, the transition to a systematic...

• The desalination solution: with water shortages looming, it's time to commit to building seawater desalting plants. Prompt action can bring new rivers of freshwater and avert disasters

  Author:McKinley ConwayFrom:The Futurist (Vol. 42, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 2008896 words Article 1240LDesalination is likely to become one of the world's biggest industries. Growing communities and new industries must have dependable water supplies in order to prosper. If droughts, exhaustion of groundwater sources,...

• Offshore desalination using wave energy

  Authors:Alvaro Serna and Fernando TadeoFrom:Advances in Mechanical EngineeringPeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20133,791 words Article 1440LThis paper evaluates the design of an offshore desalination plant currently under preliminary development. The purpose is to test the feasibility of producing drinkable water using wave energy in out-of-sight...

• How to buy and operate desalters: consider these processing criteria to minimize investment and reduce maintenance expenses for this unit

  Author:D.W. ChoiFrom:Hydrocarbon Processing (Vol. 84, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 2005 Article

• Observations of brine plumes below melting Arctic sea ice

  Author:Algot K. PetersonFrom:Ocean Science (Vol. 14, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 201837 words Brief article Byline: Algot K. Peterson To access, purchase, authenticate, or subscribe to the full-text of this article, please visit this link:...

• Synthesis of a polyaminophosphonate and its evaluation as an antiscalant in desalination plant

  Authors:I.W. Kazi, F. Rahman, and Shaikh A. AliFrom:Polymer Engineering and Science (Vol. 54, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20144,723 words Report 1490LThe cationic monomer, N,N-diallyl-3-(diethylphosphona-to)propylammonium chloride, was cyclopolymerized in aqueous solutions using t-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) or ammonium persulfate (APS) as initiators to afford a...

• The use of in situ models and QLF for the study of coronal caries

  Authors:S.M. Higham, I.A. Pretty, W.M. Edgar, and P.W. SmithFrom:Journal of Dentistry (Vol. 33, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20053,899 words Article Summary Objectives. The purpose of the paper is to review aspects of the systems available to model the caries process in enamel. Methods. The in situ model developed in Liverpool, and the new method of quantifying...

• Solar De-salination of Water.

  Authors:Rizwan Ahmed Qamar, Asim Mushtaq, Ahmed Ullah, and Zaeem Uddin AliFrom:Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences (Vol. 65, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan-April 20223,963 words Technical report 1280LWater is one of the most vital substances on Earth. Sustainment of life on this planet depends greatly on the availability of water. Water consumption is used not only for drinking but for purposes like agricultural...

• Changing IX resin cut acid/caustic needs

  Author:Cliff LebowitzFrom:Power Engineering (Vol. 113, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 2009399 words Article 1430LAfter changing the ion exchange (IX) resin and regeneration procedure at the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Aguirre thermoelectric plant, operations and chemistry management groups reported a reduction in...

• These robust organosilane-based membranes promise benefits

  From:Chemical EngineeringPeer-Reviewed

  Jan. 1, 2016243 words Brief article 1470LA new desalination membrane has been developed by an industry-academia collaboration team, led by professor Toshinori Tsuru at Hiroshima University (Japan; http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/membrane/en/index.html). The work...

• Desalination of brackish and marine waters

  Author:Philip H. AbelsonFrom:Science (Vol. 251, Issue 4999) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 15, 1991774 words Editorial The existence of a huge, spreading oil slick in the Persian Gulf raised concern about potable water supplies for Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. These countries obtain most of their drinking water from desalination....

• Diffusion and electromigration in clay bricks influenced by differences in the pore system resulting from firing

  Authors:I. Rorig-Dalgaard, L.M. Ottosen, and K.K. HansenFrom:Construction and Building Materials (Vol. 27, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20126,923 words Report, Statistical ... 1580LABSTRACT Ion transport in porous materials has been subject of study for several decades. However, the interaction between the pores and the overall pore system make it complicated to obtain a clear picture and...

• Turning waste heat into fresh water: double-duty power plants could ease water crisis

  Author:Lane JenningsFrom:The Futurist (Vol. 39, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 2005409 words Article Fresh water is in big demand worldwide, and the need is growing. Already some 7,500 desalination plants, most of them in the Middle East, work to produce fresh water from the ocean. But until now the process has been...