Environmental impacts of desalination and brine treatment-Challenges and mitigation measures

A Panagopoulos, KJ Haralambous - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
Desalination is perceived as an effective and reliable process for obtaining freshwater from
aqueous saline solutions such as brackish water, seawater and brine. This can be clarified …

A critical review of resource recovery from municipal wastewater treatment plants–market supply potentials, technologies and bottlenecks

P Kehrein, M Van Loosdrecht, P Osseweijer… - … : Water Research & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent decades, academia has elaborated a wide range of technological solutions to
recover water, energy, fertiliser and other products from municipal wastewater treatment …

Desalination brine disposal methods and treatment technologies-A review

A Panagopoulos, KJ Haralambous… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Brine, also known as concentrate, is the by-product of the desalination process that has an
adverse impact on the environment due to its high salinity. Hence, viable and cost-effective …

Study on the water resources and the opportunities for sustainable desalination & minimal/zero liquid discharge (MLD/ZLD) practices in Greece (Eastern …

A Panagopoulos, V Giannika - Sustainable Water Resources …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, climate change has resulted in a major decline in river levels, erratic rainfall,
and issues procuring freshwater. This research article analyzes the water status in Greece …

Recent development in modification of polysulfone membrane for water treatment application

SC Mamah, PS Goh, AF Ismail, ND Suzaimi… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polysulfone (PSF) membranes have been widely used for wastewater treatment due to their
desired properties like stability, high mechanical strength and ease of modification. The …

Worldwide regulations and guidelines for agricultural water reuse: a critical review

F Shoushtarian, M Negahban-Azar - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water reuse is gaining momentum as a beneficial practice to address the water crisis,
especially in the agricultural sector as the largest water consumer worldwide. With recent …

Urban green spaces and their need in cities of rapidly urbanizing India: A review

M Ramaiah, R Avtar - Urban science, 2019 - mdpi.com
Urbanization offers several opportunities for the growth of economic, social, and technology
sectors, offering benefits to society in terms of better living and healthcare facilities, as well …

Removal characteristics of pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Comparison between membrane bioreactor and various biological treatment processes

J Park, N Yamashita, C Park, T Shimono, DM Takeuchi… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
We investigated the concentrations of 57 target compounds in the different treatment units of
various biological treatment processes in South Korea, including modified biological nutrient …

Can solar desalination be small and beautiful? A critical review of existing technology under the appropriate technology paradigm

BE Tarazona-Romero, A Campos-Celador… - Energy Research & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many territories have limited access to fresh water, so there is an urgent need to develop
technologies to purify the available water resources. Some of these territories share …

Electrochemical oxidation of pharmaceuticals in synthetic fresh human urine: Using selective radical quenchers to reveal the dominant degradation pathways and the …

Y Yang, NC Ramos, JA Clark, HW Hillhouse - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrochemical oxidation of fresh human urine is a promising method to prevent
pharmaceuticals from being discharged into the environment. Here, we evaluate the …