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T1 The environmental impact of water intakes and discharges for desalination
A1 Miguel García, Eduardo de
A1 Ávila Prats, Deivis
A1 Marichal Plasencia, G. Nicolás
K1 Desalination
K1 Environmental impact
K1 Water intakes
K1 Environmental regulations
AB Desalination is a viable solution to meet theincreasing demand for fresh water in coastal areas. However, themain challenges that affect desalination are its impact on theenvironment and energy consumption, which can lead to high costs.Direct seawater intake is the most commonly used extractiontechnique, but it has several drawbacks such as ecological impact,corrosion, fouling, intake clogging, operational hazards, andregulatory compliance. To minimize these challenges, boreholes forseawater collection have emerged as an alternative to direct seawaterintake. The advantages of boreholes include reduced impact onmarine life and the environment, consistent water quality, increasedreliability, reduced maintenance costs, and avoidance of coastalmodifications. The only disadvantage is that drilling wells forseawater extraction can be challenging if the permeability of the soilis low, which may result in a limited flow rate. Despite this, the useof boreholes for seawater collection can help minimize the impact ofdesalination plants on the marine environments and provide areliable and consistent source of seawater for the desalinationprocess.
SN 979-8-3503-2297-2
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35690
UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35690
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 11-jul-2024