Salinity reduction and energy conservation in direct and indirect potable water reuse

Desalination

Volumn 272, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 120-127

  Venkatesan, Arjun K ^a   Ahmad, Sajjad ^a   Johnson, Walter ^a   Batista, Jacimaria R ^a  

^a Las Vegas   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado River; DPWR; IPWR; Las Vegas Valley; Membrane system; Model; Salinity; System dynamics; Total dissolved solids; Urban growth

Indexed keywords

COLORADO RIVER; DPWR; IPWR; LAS VEGAS; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; SALINITY; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; URBAN GROWTH;

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LANDFORMS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SYSTEM THEORY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

ARID REGION; DISSOLVED LOAD; DRINKING WATER; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MEMBRANE; MODELING; OSMOSIS; RECYCLING; SALINITY; URBAN GROWTH; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; LAS VEGAS VALLEY; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952620549     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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