ABSTRACT

Seawater desalination is a coastal-based industry. The growing number of desalination plants worldwide and the increasing size of single facilities emphasises the need for greener desalination technologies and more sustainable desalination projects. Two complementing approaches are the development and implementation of best available technology (BA

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Preamble

chapter 1|14 pages

Global desalination situation

chapter 2|36 pages

Seawater desalination processes

chapter 3|34 pages

Marine environmental impacts

chapter 4|12 pages

Air quality impacts

chapter 5|20 pages

Summary and evaluation of impacts

chapter 6|24 pages

Impact mitigation measures

chapter 7|14 pages

Concept and methodology

chapter 8|20 pages

Marine environmental monitoring

chapter 10|12 pages

Summary, conclusions and recommendations

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Appendices

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Executive summary

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Samenvatting

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Bibliography

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List of abbreviations and units

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Curriculum vitae

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List of publications and presentations

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Acknowledgements