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Chemical elements of brine discharge from operational Tajoura reverse osmosis desalination plant
- Source :
- Desalination and Water Treatment. 57:5345-5349
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2015.
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Abstract
- Despite the fact that desalination is an important technology for providing desalted water, it has some disadvantages that have not been taken seriously into consideration. Such technology can have undesirable effect on the environment. Environmental related impact could occur from the early days of plant construction and, subsequently, when the plant is in operation. Tajoura reverse osmosis desalination plant is the largest desalination plant of its kind in Libya. It has been under operation for nearly three decades without serious consideration of its impact on the environment. This paper is the first attempt in that direction. The main objective of this study is to measure the chemical components of brine concentrate discharged from Tajoura plant, and to highlight their impact on the environment. This study was conducted in the Water Desalination Department in Tajoura Nuclear Research Center. Samples were collected from feed source (seawater), and from reject stream (brine discharge point). Sam...
- Subjects :
- Waste management
Environmental engineering
Ocean Engineering
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Reverse osmosis desalination
Geothermal desalination
01 natural sciences
Pollution
Desalination
Reverse osmosis plant
020401 chemical engineering
Brining
Environmental science
Seawater
Environmental impact assessment
Water treatment
0204 chemical engineering
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Water Science and Technology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 19443986 and 19443994
- Volume :
- 57
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Desalination and Water Treatment
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........053b18c0ec8509d350b9daf955bfadea