Alternatives for reducing the environmental impact of the main residue from a desalination plant

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 512-527

  Meneses, Montse ^a,b   Pasqualino, Jorgelina C ^a   Céspedes Sánchez, Raquel ^c   Castells, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Water Technology Center ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Brine dilution; Brine disposal; Environmental impact assessment; Industrial ecology; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Waste management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL USE; ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; BRINE DISPOSAL; DESALINATION PLANT; DIRECT DISPOSAL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; FRESH WATER; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PLANT OPERATIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WHOLE PLANTS;

DESALINATION; DILUTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; INDUSTRY; SEAWATER; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

BRINE; DESALINATION; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OSMOSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

SPAIN;

EID: 77956191711     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2010.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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