A cost effective method for improving the quality of inland desalinated brackish water destined for agricultural irrigation

Desalination

Volumn 262, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 152-160

  Birnhack, Liat ^a   Shlesinger, Noa ^a   Lahav, Ori ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Desalinated brackish water; Ion exchange; Irrigation; Post treatment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ALKALINITY; CALCITE; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL STABILITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DESALINATION; DISSOLUTION; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; IONS; IRRIGATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; BRACKISH WATER; CARBONATE ALKALINITY; CATION EXCHANGE RESINS; COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; POST TREATMENT; POST-TREATMENT PROCESS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

ION EXCHANGE;

BRACKISH WATER; DESALINATION; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); ION EXCHANGE; RESIN; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79952442056     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.05.061     Document Type: Article

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