tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post112210316460388371..comments2023-10-20T13:50:51.794+04:00Comments on Bss & Brn in Abu Dhabi : Desalinization PlantsBrnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242601851481279077noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11985920.post-1122111725613024352005-07-23T13:42:00.000+04:002005-07-23T13:42:00.000+04:00Actually, the main byproduct of the desalination p...Actually, the main byproduct of the desalination plant isn't salt, it's brine, a brine that's so salty it's almost toxic. (Just reducing it to salt would make moving it through the plant almost impossible.) So what to do with the brine? That's a fairly serious problem.<BR/><BR/>In fact, there has to be a long-term problem with the UAE's water resources overall. Most of what's used here is essentially "fossil water" - water that's pumped out of the ground from aquifers that would theoretically recharge over time, but which, in fact, won't recharge in our lifetime.<BR/><BR/>Given the country's amazing proliferacy with water - watering deserts to make grass, for example - I predict that sooner or later there will be a crunch that'll require massive changes in water usage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com