Desalination impacts on the coastal environment: Ash Shuqayq, Saudi Arabia

Alharbi, Omar; Phillips, Michael R.; Williams, A. T.; Gheith, A.; Bantan, Rashad A. R.; Rasul, Najeeb M. A.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.01.050

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“…The most common methods for the disposal of brines generated in desalination are evaporation ponds (4), discharge into abandened mines or deep wells (5), coastal discharge (6), concentrate mixing (7) and sewer disposal (8). Nonetheless, while a great amount of disposal methods for brines are available, all of them present several limitations related to environmental issues such as the need of large amounts of land for evaporation ponds (9,10), risk of salt leakages to groundwater (10)(11)(12) and modification of physicochemical characteristics of the receiving media (12)(13)(14). Indeed, the modification of those very receiving environments and its potential impact upon marine communities is the main concern of brine disposal (15).…”

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Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membranes for Valorization of Brines

Fernández-González

Domínguez-Ramos

Ibáñez

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Separation & Purification Reviews

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Several industrial processes, such as desalination or neutralization, generate brines defined as concentrated solutions of salts in water, usually NaCl, typically discharged in the vicinities of the desalination plant or factory. In order to reduce the environmental impact and promote the valorization of the wasted resources, alternatives must be sought. Among sustainable alternatives for the recovery of brines, the possibility of using Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membranes (EDBM) is of interest since it allows recovering brines as useful acids and bases. This review focuses on the discussion of the technical aspects of the EDBM as a mean to treat streams rich in NaCl from reverse osmosis desalination and industrial processes in order to complete the direct delivery of chemicals for self-supply. The main environmental issues associated with desalination brine disposal are presented. The state-of-the-art of valorization of brines by EDBM to acids and bases is completed. This work concludes with an in-depth Downloaded by [Universidad de Cantabria], [Antonio Dominguez-Ramos] at 00:24

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Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membranes for Valorization of Brines

Fernández-González

Domínguez-Ramos

Ibáñez

et al. 2015

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“…However, because chlorites have health implication for humans and the marine ecosystem, this research has shown the need for potential ecological indicators [26,141]. Also, Barrett et al [150], suggested that cold tolerance was due to the changes in desalination projects; that marine sticklebacks carry sufficient genetic variation to adapt to seawater temperature changes [164].…”

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“…[16] Arabian Gulf Brine water -Temperature increase to 40°C -Amounts to 1350 ppm of Ca and 29,000 ppm of Cl -Amounts to 52,000 ppm of TDS -Emission of NO X , SO 2 , and CO 2 -Construction and operation of the desalination plants would result in an increase in noise levels surrounding the location -Produce chlorite effluents [26] -Seawater desalination plants around the surrounding ecosystem of damage -Potential damage is very dangerous for ecosystem of desalination plant surrounding areas -Heavy metals contamination in coastal and marine environments is becoming an increasingly serious threat to both the naturally stressed marine ecosystems and humans that rely on marine resources for food, industry and recreation [20].…”

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“…It also provides a more comprehensive coverage, not only considering the impact of organic chemical and metals, but also including the contribution of inorganic chemical or boron contamination. Also, Lattemann and El-Hab [25] evaluate the potential environmental impact of desalination projects, adverse effects mitigated as fast as possible, changes in biological species, due to human and ecosystem health consequences species diversity [26][27][28].…”

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Understanding the role of ecological indicator use in assessing the effects of desalination plants

Chang¹

2015

Desalination

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“…Dependence on desalination has accelerated (79% of all water supplies in the GCC countries), causing some detrimental environmental effects—mainly high levels of energy consumption leading to large greenhouse-gas emissions and brine and chlorite effluents causing damage to human health, groundwater, and sand dune and wetlands ecosystems. 6,57 …”

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Health and ecological sustainability in the Arab world: a matter of survival

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Discussions leading to the Rio+20 UN conference have emphasised the importance of sustainable development and the protection of the environment for future generations. The Arab world faces large-scale threats to its sustainable development and, most of all, to the viability and existence of the ecological systems for its human settlements. The dynamics of population change, ecological degradation, and resource scarcity, and development policies and practices, all occurring in complex and highly unstable geopolitical and economic environments, are fostering the poor prospects. In this report, we discuss the most pertinent population–environment–development dynamics in the Arab world, and the two-way interactions between these dynamics and health, on the basis of current data. We draw attention to trends that are relevant to health professionals and researchers, but emphasise that the dynamics generating these trends have implications that go well beyond health. We argue that the current discourse on health, population, and development in the Arab world has largely failed to convey a sense of urgency, when the survival of whole communities is at stake. The dismal ecological and development records of Arab countries over the past two decades call for new directions. We suggest that regional ecological integration around exchange of water, energy, food, and labour, though politically difficult to achieve, offers the best hope to improve the adaptive capacity of individual Arab nations. The transformative political changes taking place in the Arab world offer promise, indeed an imperative, for such renewal. We call on policy makers, researchers, practitioners, and international agencies to emphasise the urgency and take action.

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Desalination impacts on the coastal environment: Ash Shuqayq, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 29 publications

References 27 publications

Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membranes for Valorization of Brines

Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membranes for Valorization of Brines

Understanding the role of ecological indicator use in assessing the effects of desalination plants

Health and ecological sustainability in the Arab world: a matter of survival

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