Elements of environmental impact studies on coastal desalination plants

Desalination

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 11-18

  Höpner, Thomas ^a   Windelberg, Jens ^a  

^a ARSU GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coastal ecosystems; Environmental impact; Ranked sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BANK PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONES; DESALINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; HAZARDS; LAND USE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COASTAL DESALINATION PLANTS; COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; RANKED SENSITIVITY; VISUAL AND ACOUSTIC DISTURBANCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 0031075186     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-9164(97)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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