A study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests that desalination plants are releasing too much salt effluent, a toxic by-product of the desalination process. The research, ...

Brine is generally defined as water with a salt concentration higher than 50 parts per thousand, though some brines can be several times saltier Average salinity of the world’s oceans is roughly 35 ...

Before the Carlsbad Desalination Plant in Southern California began operations in 2015, scientists at UC Santa Cruz recognized an important opportunity to study the effects of the high-salinity brine ...

A worker walks through the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in Carlsbad, CA. [Photo: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images] BY Kiran Tota-Maharaj Clean freshwater is critical ...

World's ~16,000 desalination plants discharge 142 million cubic meters of brine daily -- 50 percent more than previously estimated; Enough in a year to cover Florida under a foot (30.5 cm) of brine ...

Desalination is the process that converts saltwater into water that can used for drinking, agriculture, or industrial uses. In the United States, desalination is used as a supplementary source. For ...

Using zero liquid discharge to increase water recovery from desalination is an emerging method to combat water scarcity, but has its own drawbacks. Climate change is making water scarcer. A promising ...

As climate change intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns and fuels wildfires, more regions are turning to the sea for drinking water. Desalination, which is the process of removing salt from ...

Brine discharged from the Carlsbad Desalination Plant raises offshore salinity levels more than permitted, but researchers found no direct local impacts on sea life. Before the Carlsbad Desalination ...