Calculating the environmental cost of seawater desalination in the Arabian marginal seas

Purnama, Anton; Al-Barwani, H.H.; Smith, R. Jeffrey

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2005.03.072

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“…Clear evidence exists that pollution by hypersaline wastewaters can have serious, detrimental effects on the growth and survivorship of marine fauna such as cuttlefish (Dupavillon and Gillanders 2009); however, few studies have examined the potential effects on Gulf marine fauna (Purnama et al 2005).…”

Section: Desalinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Growing Need for Sustainable Ecological Management of Marine Communities of the Persian Gulf

Sale

Feary²,

Burt

et al. 2010

AMBIO

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Section: Desalinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Growing Need for Sustainable Ecological Management of Marine Communities of the Persian Gulf

Sale

Feary²,

Burt

et al. 2010

AMBIO

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111

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“…Recent studies in Arabian Gulf [4] modeled the change in salinity due to desalination process considering a peak salinity of 40 ppt suggested an increase of salinity of the order of 0.06 ppt due to Al Jubail desalination plant in Saudi Arabia. The observation was based on simplistic modeled assumptions.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Desalination leading to Salinity Variations in Kuwait Marine Waters

Al-Dousari¹

2009

American J. of Environmental Sciences

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Problem statements:The salinity of seawater is a critical issue for desalination process. Approach: The salinity changes in the coastal waters of Kuwait due to large scale power and desalination activity were evaluated. Results: Systematic sampling campaigns were planned to cover the uptake and outfall of the desalination plant spreading evenly the sampling points to cover the freshwater input zone of Arabian Gulf in north. The salinity observations are critical both for the desalination process and for integrity of the marine environment, which is critical in case of Kuwait. Conclusion/Recommendations:The results showed compliance of Kuwait EPA salinity standard in the area with a difference of around 4 ppt salinity increase at outfall compared to uptake zone.

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“…Several studies carried out in Arabian Gulf [6], [11] have suggested salinity increased of the order of 0.06 ppt due to Al Jubail desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, however the model has considered the ambient salinity as 40 ppt, which is lower than measured now. Also the model assumptions are identical for read sea and Arabian Gulf as they are both semi-enclosed seas, joining to the open sea [12].…”

Section: B Environmental Impacts Of Increased Salinity Due To Outfallsmentioning

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Environmental Impacts of Desalination Activities in the Arabian Gulf

Uddin¹

2014

IJESD

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Abstract-Most of the power and freshwater needs in the Middle East are met by the desalination of seawater. With approximately 11 million m 3 of freshwater being produced each day, the salinity of the seawater along the Gulf coast is increasing. This increase in salinity combined with higher sea surface temperatures is a big environmental challenge. However, continuous monitoring has highlighted that the acidifying Gulf water is utilizing this increased salinity to balance the pH, thus saving detrimental effect on the ecology of the region. The effect of desalination is more severe on receptors including corals, and fisheries. Elevated levels of strontium have been measured in the Gulf as a result of its hypersalinity.

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Calculating the environmental cost of seawater desalination in the Arabian marginal seas

Cited by 56 publications

References 15 publications

The Growing Need for Sustainable Ecological Management of Marine Communities of the Persian Gulf

The Growing Need for Sustainable Ecological Management of Marine Communities of the Persian Gulf

Desalination leading to Salinity Variations in Kuwait Marine Waters

Environmental Impacts of Desalination Activities in the Arabian Gulf

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