Environmental assessment of brine discharge and wastewater in the Arabian gulf

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 25, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 276-285

  Bashitialshaaer, Raed ^a   Flyborg, Lena ^a   Persson, Kenneth M ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Sydvatten AB R and D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arabian gulf; Desalination; Environmental impacts; Population; Salinity; Wastewater; Water salt balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251494114     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.1965     Document Type: Article

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