Desalination and environment: A critical analysis of impacts, mitigation strategies, and greener desalination technologies

I Ihsanullah, MA Atieh, M Sajid, MK Nazal - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The desalination of seawater is perceived as one of the most viable processes to fulfill the
mounting demand for freshwater. Despite enormous economic, social, and health benefits …

[PDF][PDF] Desalination in the 21st century: a critical review of trends and debates

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 …

Dewatered and stacked mine tailings: a review

E Furnell, K Bilaniuk, M Goldbaum, M Shoaib… - Acs Es&T …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tailings storage is a prescient issue in mining, representing a visible and destructive liability.
Dewatering tailings to a paste-like consistency is a popular option to reduce tailings volumes …

Copper sulfides leaching assisted by acidic seawater-based media: Ionic strength and mechanism

L Wang, S Yin, B Deng, A Wu - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The seawater is purified or pre-treated to obtain the acidic seawater-based media (ASM),
which has been gradually utilized in copper hydrometallurgical industries, resulting in …

CA/PEG/Chitosan membrane incorporated with TiO2 nanoparticles for strengthening and permselectivity membrane for reverse osmosis desalination

D Wibowo, F Mustapa, S Selviantori, M Idris… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we describe the fabrication, characterization, and performance tests of
CA/PEG/Chitosan membrane incorporated TiO 2 nanoparticles in a ROD system to reduce …

[HTML][HTML] An approach for prioritising environmental, social and governance (ESG) water-related risks for the mining industry: The case of Chile

C Garcia-Zavala, CM Ordens, L Pagliero… - The Extractive Industries …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mining projects interact with diverse concurrent environmental, social and governance
(ESG) risks inherent to the local hosting context. These risks known as" situated risks''usually …

[HTML][HTML] Protecting environmental flows to achieve long-term water security

C Alvarez-Garreton, JP Boisier, M Billi, I Lefort… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we propose a new approach to diagnose if a water allocation scheme is
compatible with long-term water security at the catchment scale, and suggest steps to …

[图书][B] Risk management in public-private partnerships

M Heydari, KK Lai, Z Xiaohu - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is a channel through which the public sector can seek
alternative funding and expertise from the private sector to procure public infrastructure …

Next generation decentralized water systems: A water-energy-infrastructure-human nexus (WEIHN) approach

Y Huang, J Zhang, Z Ren, W Xiang, I Sifat… - … : Water Research & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The escalating challenge of water scarcity, intensified by water-energy interdependency,
demands an urgent shift towards sustainable solutions. As this concern heightens, the focus …

A comprehensive overview of environmental footprints of water desalination and alleviation strategies

A Shokri, M Sanavi Fard - International Journal of Environmental Science …, 2023 - Springer
Desalination is considered the most practiced method to overcome the mounting pressure of
water scarcity. Regardless of outstanding performance and manifold advantages presented …