Economic evaluation of small desalination plants from brackish aquifers. Application to Campo de Cartagena (SE Spain)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2017 Spain English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Desalination, volume 411, pages 38-44 (issn: 0011-9164,

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Authors: Aparicio del Moral, Jesus Omar; Candela Lledó, Lucila; Alfranca Burriel, Òscar; García Aróstegui, J.L.;

doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2017.02.004

handle: 10261/276900 , 2117/102095

Economic evaluation of small desalination plants from brackish aquifers. Application to Campo de Cartagena (SE Spain)

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In recent years, the Mediterranean area has witnessed an increasing water shortage trend, mainly due to: increasing population and tourism (especially in coastal areas), new agricultural developments, decreased rainfall and water management issues. In some Mediterranean areas, precipitation is lower than 300 mm/year; the temporal variability of precipitation controls and affects both the quantity and quality of water resources, and is a source of freshwater availability inequalities. Droughts, as a result of temporal precipitation irregularities, are common in all areas and lead to lack of temporal water resources. Departament d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, España Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, España Unidad de Murcia, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, España

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:Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Enginyeria ambiental::Tractament de l'aigua [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], http://metadata.un.org/sdg/6, Saline water conversion plants--Spain, recursos agua, Recursos agua, desalination, acuífero, brackish aquifer, small plants, Saline water conversion--Economic aspects, dato económico, Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, Aigua de mar -- Dessalatge, cost-benefit analysis, abastecimiento agua, Murcia, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Enginyeria ambiental::Tractament de l'aigua

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