Benefits and hurdles of using brackish groundwater as a drinking water source in the Netherlands;Avantages et difficultés de l'utilisation d'eau souterraine saumâtre en tant que source d'eau potable aux Pays-Bas

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-130

  Stuyfzand, Pieter J ^a,b   Raat, Klaasjan J ^a  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Reverse osmosis; Salt water fresh water relations; The Netherlands; Waste water disposal; Water supply

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; CONFINED AQUIFER; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77952882636     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0527-y     Document Type: Article

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