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Author(s)
Saud Bali Al-Shammari1 and Lulwa Ali2
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DOI:10.17265/2162-5298/2018.05.001
Affiliation(s)
1. Environmental Health Department, College of Health Sciences, The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Faiha 72853, Kuwait
2. Environmental Science Department, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat 13109, Kuwait
ABSTRACT
Seawater desalination has
become the only viable source of fresh water for Kuwait. However, desalination plants could have several impacts on the
surrounding marine environment. The
major concern of these impacts surrounds the outfall effluent discharge because
of its physical and chemical features including high temperature and salinity
associated with residual chemicals used in the pretreatment process. In this
study assessment of potential impact of Az-Zour desalination plant discharge
effluent on marine environment was carried out. The assessment consisted of
field measurements and numerical modelling of effluent dispersion. The results
revealed a potential impact by temperature and salinity between 4 and 6 oC
and 2-4 ppt above ambient and mean levels for Kuwait seawater. The predictions
of hydrodynamic modelling show that the plume from the outfall runs parallel to the
shoreline and the influenced area can reach to about 40 km2.
KEYWORDS
Desalination, impact, seawater, assessment.
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