At a time when worldwide water shortage is increasing, seawater is being viewed as an
inexhaustible supply of freshwater via the process of seawater desalination. As a result …

While we increasingly turn to desalination as a secure water supply, it is still perceived as an
expensive and environmentally damaging solution, affordable only for affluent societies. In …

Amphipod crustaceans exist across marine habitats from the polar regions to the tropics,
providing a critical biological link between benthic/pelagic processes and …

Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination facilities produce freshwater and, at the
same time, discharge hypersaline brine that often includes various chemical additives such …

Two mega-size seawater desalination plants, producing 240 Mm 3/y freshwater, discharge
brine into the Mediterranean coast of Israel through two marine outfalls, located 0.8 km …

The environmental impact of desalination is the most important concern related to its
sustainable development. We present the results of a long-term environmental plan to …

Emamectin benzoate is used as an in-feed treatment for the control of sea lice parasites in
all of the main farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) facilities worldwide (Norway, Chile …

Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination is increasingly used as a technology for
addressing shortages of freshwater supply and desalination plants are in operation or being …

Cyprus relies on seawater desalination for a large part of its drinking water supply, with
reverse osmosis providing more than 95% of the total desalination capacity in the country …

Due to extremely high rates of evaporation and low precipitation in the Persian Gulf,
discharges from desalination plants (DPs) can lead to ecological stresses by increasing …