Submarine groundwater: A new concept for the supply of drinking water

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1015-1026

  Bakken, Tor Haakon ^a   Ruden, Fridtjof ^b   Mangset, Lars Erik ^c  

^a SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b DNV Research and Innovation ^*  (Norway)

^c DNV GL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Concept paper; Desalination; Drinking water supply; Feasibility study; Submarine groundwater

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; SEAWATER; SUBMARINES; WATER SUPPLY;

CO2 EMISSIONS; CONCEPT PAPERS; COST POTENTIAL; ECONOMICAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATERS;

WATER TREATMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SALINITY; SEAFLOOR; SEAWATER; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

EID: 84858293926     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9806-1     Document Type: Article

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