Review of Desalination and Concentrate Management Issues for Increasing Drinking Water Supplies

Date of Award

8-13-2007

Document Type

Undergraduate Capstone Project

Degree Name

Master of Applied Science

Organizational Unit

University College, Environmental Policy and Management

Disciplines

Environmental Policy & Mgmt

First Advisor

John Hill

Keywords

Concentrate disposal, Desalination, Drinking water, Saline water conversion, Saline water conversion plants, Waste disposal, Purification, Membrane filtration, Reverse osmosis process, Water quality

Abstract

Water quantity and quality issues worldwide are causing nations to consider alternate sources for drinking water. Desalination and other membrane processes for treatment of seawater and brackish inland waters have been in use for the past quarter century and are growing in use worldwide. These treatment processes create a highly concentrated waste stream in which the principal constituents are dissolved solids. This report provides an overview of desalination methods and the methods available to dispose of this waste stream. Innovative technologies being studied for possible future use are also discussed.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

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