Isotope and ion selectivity in reverse osmosis desalination: Geochemical tracers for man-made freshwater

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 4723-4731

  Kloppmann, Wolfram ^a   Vengosh, Avner ^b   Guerrot, Catherine ^a   Millot, Romain ^a   Pankratov, Irena ^c  

^a B R G M   (France)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Water Commission   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; ISOTOPES; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; INORGANIC ACIDS; IONS; PH; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; STRONTIUM; WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER RESOURCES;

GEOCHEMICAL TRACERS; ION SELECTIVITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO) DESALINATION; SYSTEMATIC (CO);

WATER FILTRATION; ISOTOPES;

BORON; FRESH WATER; ION; ISOTOPE; LITHIUM; OXYGEN; PROTON; STRONTIUM;

DESALINATION; FRESHWATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE; MANMADE STRUCTURE; OSMOSIS; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; CYPRUS; DESALINATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ISRAEL; PH; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER ANALYSIS;

BORON; CYPRUS; DEUTERIUM; FRESH WATER; IONS; ISOTOPES; ISRAEL; LITHIUM; OSMOSIS; OXYGEN; SEAWATER; STRONTIUM; WATER PURIFICATION;

ASHKELON; ASIA; EILAT; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NITZANA; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

BORIC ACIDS; BRACKISH WATER; FRESH WATER; GEOCHEMICAL TRACER; HIGH PH; ION SELECTIVITY; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; MASS DIFFERENCE; NATURAL WATER RESOURCES; PH CONDITION; REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION; RO MEMBRANE; RO PROCESS;

EID: 46849113193     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es7028894     Document Type: Article

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