Seawater desalination — a green technology?

Research Article| March 01 2010 Seawater desalination — a green technology? Sabine Lattemann; Sabine Lattemann 1Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl von Ossietzky Strasse 9-11, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany Tel.: 0049 30 74789015; E-mail: sabine.lattemann@icbm.de Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Maria D. Kennedy; Maria D. Kennedy 2UNESCO - IHE Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, Delft 2601, DA, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Gary Amy Gary Amy 2UNESCO - IHE Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, Delft 2601, DA, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2010) 59 (2-3): 134–151. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2010.042 Article history Received: June 26 2009 Accepted: September 21 2009 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Permissions Search Site Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThis Journal Search Advanced Search Citation Sabine Lattemann, Maria D. Kennedy, Gary Amy; Seawater desalination — a green technology?. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 March 2010; 59 (2-3): 134–151. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2010.042 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex The need for resource-saving, low-impact "green" desalination technologies is evident as the use of desalination accelerates in many parts of the world. The concept of "best available techniques" (BAT) aims at the identification of state of the art technologies, processes, or methods of operation which indicate the practical suitability for preventing or reducing pollution of the atmosphere, water and soil, as well as the quantities of waste, and for reducing the impact on the environment as a whole. This paper describes a general BAT approach for seawater desalination plants, focusing on the resource consumption of the different processes and methods of operation and their likely environmental impacts. The results may be a useful reference in the determination of individual BAT solutions on a case by case basis, taking site- and project-specific considerations into account, such as environmental regulations and local environmental conditions. best available techniques, environmental impact, green technology, seawater desalination This content is only available as a PDF.