Seawater intake considerations to mitigate HAB impacts.
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2017Author
Boerlage, Siobhan F.E.
Missimer, Thomas M.
Pankratz, Thomas M.
Anderson, Donald M.
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Seawater intakes are a key element in the design, construction and success of desalination
plants. Various intake options exist and are generally classified based on their abstraction
depth. Surface ocean intakes abstract seawater from the top of the water column or at depth,
while subsurface1 intakes are embedded in the seabed or beach, thereby pre-filtering the
abstracted seawater. Location, intake type and depth are important determinants of water
quality. Intakes are also the first point of control in minimizing the ingress of algae into a
plant or where algal impacts first manifest.
Originally the more robust thermal desalination processes dominated the desalination market
where feedwater quality was not the primary driver in determining intake type or location.
Instead, feedwater supply was critical, as thermal plants were configured as cogeneration
power/desalination plants with common intakes with large volume requirements to generate both power and water. Intake and .....
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Publisher: http://hab.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewDocumentRecord&docID=22885Title of Report
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Desalination: a Guide to Impacts, Monitoring and Management.Editor(s) of Report
Anderson, D.M.Boerlage, S.F.E.
Dixon, M.B.
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pp.169-203Publisher
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCOParis, France
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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Manuals and Guides;78Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.1Best Practice Type
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Boerlage, S.F.E.; Missimer, T. M.; Pankratz, T. M. and Anderson, D. M. (2017) Seawater intake considerations to mitigate HAB impacts. In: Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Desalination: A Guide to Impacts, Monitoring and Management. (eds. Anderson D. M.; Boerlage, S. F. E. and Dixon, M.B.) Paris, France, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, pp.169-203. (IOC Manuals and Guides No. 78). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-311Collections