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The main objective of this study is to update the information available to decision makers about state-of-the-art technologies and present practices in water desalination and wastewater reuse.

TitleDevelopment of non-conventional water resources
Publication TypeMiscellaneous
Year of Publication1999
AuthorsUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia -Beirut, LB, ESCWA
Paginationix, 67 p. : 6 fig., 19 tab.
Date Published1999-01-01
PublisherUnited Nations
Place PublishedNew York, NY, USA
Keywordsbahrain, case studies, desalination, economic aspects, egypt, environmental impact, jordan, kuwait, qatar, saudi arabia, sdiwat, wastewater treatment, water reuse
Abstract

The main objective of this study is to update the information available to decision makers about state-of-the-art technologies and present practices in water desalination and wastewater reuse. The study reviews issues in technology and economics and examines developments in the ESCWA region concerning the application of non-conventional water resources. Chapter I reviews various applied technologies of the desalination industry. Chapters II and VI provide succinct economic appraisals of desalination technology and wastewater treatment and reuse. Technologies for wastewater treatment and reuse are the subject of chapter V. The environmental impact of both desalination and wastewater industries is evaluated in chapters III and VII. Chapter IV presents an overview of the sources and uses of wastewater. A review of the applications of non-conventional water resources in selected ESCWA member States is presented in chapter VIII.

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