Essays about: "Desalination Needs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Desalination Needs.

  1. 1. Freshwater Security in Small Island Developing States: A case study of Anguilla

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Julia Korten; [2023]
    Keywords : Anguilla; Desalination; Freshwater import; Freshwater security; Small Island Developing State; Sustainable Devel-opment; Wastewater treatment;

    Abstract : Freshwater scarcity leads to serious effects on the socioeconomic and commercial development of a country. The management of freshwater resources will be one of the most pressing issues of this millennium making it a catalyst for war and peace. READ MORE

  3. 2. Monovalent selective electrodialysis in greenhouses - An analysis of brackish groundwater and greenhouse wastewater treatment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Georg Schücking; [2020]
    Keywords : desalination; water treatment; greenhouses; ED; MSED; monovalent selective electrodialysis; groundwater; sodium; nitrate; water engineering; environmental engineering; vattenförsörjningsteknik; avloppsteknik; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Water use in greenhouse can be optimized by switching to alternative sources of irrigation water and building zero-liquid discharge systems that recirculate greenhouse effluent. The use of brackish groundwater (BGW) has become a popular option for greenhouses that have adopted reverse osmosis (RO) to reduce the salinity of their source water. READ MORE

  4. 3. A techno-economicGIS-based model for waste water treatment and reuse feasibility in the North Western Sahara Aquifer System

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Camilo Ramirez Gomez; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Water security represents a main challenge in the quest for sustainable development and stability worldwide. Often, such security is closely linked with the demand of water for agricultural irrigation, as it repre-sents the major share of human water withdrawals. READ MORE

  5. 4. ASSESSMENT OF DESALINATION NEEDS AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLGIES FOR SRI LANKA

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik

    Author : Buddhika Jayasekara; [2017]
    Keywords : Desalination; Sri Lanka; Reverse osmosis; Desalination Needs;

    Abstract : This study investigates the desalination needs and available technologies in Sri Lanka. Lack of rainfall, pollution due to agricultural chemicals, presence of fluoride, increasing demand, exploitation of ground water and brackishness have created scarcity of fresh pure water specially in near costal and dry zones in Sri Lanka. READ MORE

  6. 5. Worth its salt? : critical analysis of desalination for drinking water supply on Gotland (Sweden)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Irina Sophia Speckhahn; [2017]
    Keywords : sustainability science; water scarcity; political ecology; technoocracy; sustainable development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Water is an essential resource for humans as well as the environment and water resources globally are under increasing pressure resulting in local conditions of water scarcity. The tension between increasing water demands and the natural limit to freshwater supply challenges authorities to find solutions that fulfil societal demands and economic purposes without compromising environmental integrity. READ MORE