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View article: Seawater Desalination in California: A Proposed Framework for Streamlining Permitting and Facilitating Implementation
Seawater Desalination in California: A Proposed Framework for Streamlining Permitting and Facilitating Implementation Open
Construction of new seawater reverse osmosis desalination (SWRO) plants in the state of California (USA) requires environmental permits containing rather strict conditions. The California Ocean Plan requires the use of subsurface intake sy…
View article: Will Seawater Desalination Play an Important Role in the Future Potable Water Supply of California?
Will Seawater Desalination Play an Important Role in the Future Potable Water Supply of California? Open
Construction of new seawater reverse osmosis desalination (SWRO) plants in state of California (USA) requires environmental permits containing rather strict conditions. The California Ocean Plan requires the use of subsurface intake system…
View article: Salinity Barriers to Manage Saltwater Intrusion in Coastal Zone Aquifers During Global Climate Change: A Review and New Perspective
Salinity Barriers to Manage Saltwater Intrusion in Coastal Zone Aquifers During Global Climate Change: A Review and New Perspective Open
Climate change will have a significant impact on saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers between now and 2150. Global sea levels are predicted to rise somewhere between 0.5 and 1.8 m. To mitigate sea level rise, coastal aquifers will requi…
View article: Climate Change and Florida Groundwater Management—Actionable Data and Adaptations
Climate Change and Florida Groundwater Management—Actionable Data and Adaptations Open
The state of Florida has both a great dependency on groundwater and susceptibility to climate change and thus provides a good case study to examine the amount and quality of information on the potential impacts to groundwater supplies and …
View article: Pumping-Induced Feed Water Quality Variation and Its Impacts on the Sustainable Operation of a Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant, City of Hialeah, Florida, USA
Pumping-Induced Feed Water Quality Variation and Its Impacts on the Sustainable Operation of a Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant, City of Hialeah, Florida, USA Open
Brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO) desalination of groundwater is believed to be a sustainable method of providing municipal utilities with a high-quality supply in regions where freshwater sources are stressed and not sustainable. A ke…
View article: Changes in Pumping-Induced Groundwater Quality Used to Supply a Large-Capacity Brackish-Water Desalination Facility, Collier County, Florida: A New Aquifer Conceptual Model
Changes in Pumping-Induced Groundwater Quality Used to Supply a Large-Capacity Brackish-Water Desalination Facility, Collier County, Florida: A New Aquifer Conceptual Model Open
Brackish-water reverse osmosis (BWRO) desalination facilities are designed to treat feedwater within a fixed range in salinity. If the salinity and ion concentrations of the feedwater rises above the maximum design concentrations, then the…
View article: Climate change and water supply: governance and adaptation planning in Florida
Climate change and water supply: governance and adaptation planning in Florida Open
Florida has been described as ‘ground zero’ for climate change in the United States with coastal communities vulnerable to sea-level rise and water supplies under threat from saline-water intrusion, changes in precipitation amounts and pat…
View article: Natural Radiation in the Rocks, Soils, and Groundwater of Southern Florida with a Discussion on Potential Health Impacts
Natural Radiation in the Rocks, Soils, and Groundwater of Southern Florida with a Discussion on Potential Health Impacts Open
Southern Florida is underlain by rocks and sediments that naturally contain radioactive isotopes. The primary origin of the radioactive isotopes is Miocene-aged phosphate deposits that can be enriched in uranium-238 and its daughter isotop…
View article: Immature beach/dune sands along a passive continental margin: Composition, grain size and hydraulic properties of coastal sands, Parque del Plata and Las Vegas, Uruguay
Immature beach/dune sands along a passive continental margin: Composition, grain size and hydraulic properties of coastal sands, Parque del Plata and Las Vegas, Uruguay Open
The modal composition of sandstones has long been used as a tool for palaeotectonic and palaeoenvironmental analyses. Herein it is demonstrated that caution must be used when beach sand composition is utilized to assess tectonic provenance…
View article: Natural Background and Anthropogenic Arsenic Enrichment in Florida Soils, Surface Water, and Groundwater: A Review with a Discussion on Public Health Risk
Natural Background and Anthropogenic Arsenic Enrichment in Florida Soils, Surface Water, and Groundwater: A Review with a Discussion on Public Health Risk Open
Florida geologic units and soils contain a wide range in concentrations of naturally-occurring arsenic. The average range of bulk rock concentrations is 1 to 13.1 mg/kg with concentrations in accessary minerals being over 1000 mg/kg. Flori…
View article: Natural Background and Anthropogenic Arsenic Enrichment in Florida Soils, Surface Water, and Groundwater: A Review with a Discussion on Public Health Risk
Natural Background and Anthropogenic Arsenic Enrichment in Florida Soils, Surface Water, and Groundwater: A Review with a Discussion on Public Health Risk Open
Florida geologic units and soils contain a wide range in concentrations of naturally-occurring arsenic. The average range of bulk rock concentrations is 1 to 13.1 mg/kg with concentrations in accessary minerals being over 1,000 mg/kg. Soil…
View article: Long-Term Managed Aquifer Recharge in a Saline-Water Aquifer as a Critical Component of an Integrated Water Scheme in Southwestern Florida, USA
Long-Term Managed Aquifer Recharge in a Saline-Water Aquifer as a Critical Component of an Integrated Water Scheme in Southwestern Florida, USA Open
Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) systems can be used within the context of integrated water management to create solutions to multiple objectives. Southwestern Florida is faced with severe environmental problems associated with the wet seaso…
View article: Environmental issues in seawater reverse osmosis desalination: Intakes and outfalls
Environmental issues in seawater reverse osmosis desalination: Intakes and outfalls Open
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination has some environmental impacts associated with the construction and operation of intake systems and the disposal of concentrate. The primary impact of conventional open-ocean intake systems is t…
View article: Late Miocene fluvial sediment transport from the southern Appalachian Mountains to southern Florida: An example of an old mountain belt sediment production surge
Late Miocene fluvial sediment transport from the southern Appalachian Mountains to southern Florida: An example of an old mountain belt sediment production surge Open
Past geomorphological models assume that erosion of sediments from old mountain belts occurred at a relatively constant rate, based on comparatively uniform isostatic adjustment caused by unloading. Late Miocene strata of the south‐eastern…