Salinity tolerance evaluation methodology for desalination plant discharge

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 1, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 68-74

  Voutchkov, Nikolay ^a  

^a Poseidon Resources Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine; Concentrate; Desalination; Discharge; Salinity tolerance; Seawater

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954178926     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.126     Document Type: Article

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