Environmental research on brine discharge optimization: A case study approach

Autor:	Yolanda Fernández Fernández, Eduardo Salete, Alvar Alcaraz, Ana Álvarez, Manuel Antequera, Aurora Garrote, Sergio de Rico, Beatriz Arconada, José Luis Sánchez Lizaso, Patricia Delgado, Encarna González
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	biology business.industry Cymodocea nodosa Outfall Environmental engineering Water supply Ocean Engineering biology.organism_classification Pollution Desalination Salinity Brining Environmental science Environmental impact assessment business Effluent Water Science and Technology
Zdroj:	Desalination and Water Treatment. 31:197-205
ISSN:	1944-3986 1944-3994
Popis:	Desalination plants constitute a new way of solving the shortage and degradation of Mediterranean hydric resources by providing a new source of water supply according to local demand, and, at the same time, being climatically independent. Since all desalination plants are located on the shoreline, environmental constraints have to do with water intake and sea outfall discharges. As for brine discharging, a wide range of case-study research is being carried out in order to solve technical uncertainties and provide our projects with preventive measures. The first of these case studies regards the prediction of brine discharge behaviour by using a reduced scale model to simulate the way it is likely to perform in a harbour. The second case-study deals with mixing brine with a thermal effluent in a pipeline to obtain a better dilution that might then minimize its impact on the area. The third case-study is aimed at protecting marine biodiversity by studying into the effects of salinity increase on the growth and survival of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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