Desalination plants in Australia, review and facts

Desalination

Volumn 247, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1-14

  El Saliby, I ^a   Okour, Y ^a   Shon, H K ^a   Kandasamy, J ^a   Kim, In S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Australia; Desalination plant; Perth; Reverse osmosis; Review; Sydney

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DESALINATED WATER; DESALINATION PLANT; DESALINATION PROJECTS; DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES; MAJOR CITIES; PERTH; PRESENT SITUATION; PRODUCTION COST; SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER TEMPERATURE; STORAGE LEVEL; SYDNEY; WATER SECURITY;

DROUGHT; OCEAN CURRENTS; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; SEAWATER; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 69349093282     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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