The advantages of NF desalination of brackish water for sustainable irrigation: The case of the Arava Valley in Israel

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 101-107

  Ghermandi, Andrea ^a   Messalem, Rami ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brackish water; Irrigation; Nanofiltration; Reverse osmosis; Solar desalination

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954234230     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.824     Document Type: Article

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