Desalination Technology: Health and Environmental Impacts / Edition 1

by Joseph Cotruvo, Nikolay Voutchkov, John Fawell, Pierre Payment, David Cunliffe

Overview

Desalination Technology: Health and Environmental Impacts covers the latest developments in desalination, examining the environmental and public health-related impacts of these technologies. Written by international experts, the text presents specifications for assessing water quality, technical issues associated with desalination technologies, and the chemical aspects of desalinated water and its microbiology.

The book also discusses environmental protection issues that assist in the optimization of proposed and existing desalination facilities to ensure that nations and consumers enjoy the benefits of the expanded access to desalinated water. This includes coverage of health and environmental issues such as energy conservation and sustainability as well as protection of delicate coastal ecosystems and groundwater from contamination by surface disposal of concentrates—challenges that must be addressed during the design, construction, and operation of a desalination facility.

Development of new and improved desalinization technologies, including major cost reduction trends, have significantly broadened the opportunities to access large quantities of safe water in many parts of the world. And while there are many books available on desalination, this book’s unusual approach blends technical coverage of the latest technologies with coverage of the environmental and public health-related impacts of these technologies, setting it apart from other resources. It provides technical guidance based on the practical expertise of a balanced group of international scientists and engineers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439828908
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/23/2010
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Joseph Cotruvo, Nikolay Voutchkov, John Fawell, Pierre Payment, David Cunliffe, Sabine Lattemann

Table of Contents

Desalinated Drinking-water Production and Health and Environment Issues. Desalination Technology and Technical Issues Associated with Desalination. Chemical Aspects of Desalinated Water. Sanitary Microbiology of Production and Distribution of Desalinated Drinking-water. Monitoring, Surveillance and Regulation. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Desalination Projects.