J Williams - Water Alternatives, 2022 - water-alternatives.org
Desalination–or the creation of'new'water by removing salt and impurities from saline, brackish or contaminated water–has transformed water resource management in many parts …
Since 2010, Chile has experienced one of the most severe droughts over the last century, the so-called mega-drought (MD). The MD conditions, combined with intensive agricultural …
Both supporters and critics of the Chilean water model have described it as a textbook example of deregulation and the free-market model for water management. In this article, we …
Desalination has become an attractive option for addressing water needs or solving problems of increasing water scarcity and short-term supply interruptions. However, several …
SD Odell - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
This article examines the nature and impacts of an expansion of the use of desalinated seawater by the mining industry, within the context of climate change. Specifically, it …
The aim of this work was to study different desalination technologies as alternatives to conventional reverse osmosis (RO) through a systematic literature review. An expert panel …
NC Zanetta-Colombo, T Scharnweber… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Assessing the impact of mining activity on the availability of environmental pollutants is crucial for informing health policies in anticipation of future production scenarios of critical …
Water scarcity is a critical issue worldwide and has become a major constraint on socio- economic development. Seawater desalination is an appealing adaptation option in regions …
BF O'Neill - Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The environmental justice frame is a key feature of successful grassroots mobilization against the uneven distribution of environmental problems. However, what happens when …