eprintid: 4571
rev_number: 8
eprint_status: archive
userid: 1
dir: disk0/00/00/45/71
datestamp: 2024-07-29 12:41:02
lastmod: 2024-07-29 12:41:02
status_changed: 2024-07-29 12:41:02
type: thesis
metadata_visibility: show
sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Ige, Oluwakemi
creators_id: S5425565
creators_email: O.O.IGE.1@STUDENT.RUG.NL
title: Assessing the ecological impacts of desalination on marine coastal habitats following the European Union-Marine Strategy Framework Directive; good environmental status - a review
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: The fast-growing technique of seawater desalination is designed to meet the increasing demand for freshwater worldwide. Nevertheless, coastal ecosystems may suffer greatly ecologically from the brines that desalination facilities discharge. This paper examines the ecological effects of seawater desalination operations on marine habitats by synthesising data from a thorough evaluation of published literature. Using information from the review, the author conducted a suitability analysis on the Spanish coast of Gran Canaria using ArcGIS. The physicochemical effects of desalination plant outputs are included in the analysis, particularly variations in the salinity levels in receiving waters. The study emphasises the possible consequences of desalination effluents on the EU-MSFD-related Good Environmental Status (GES) of the marine environment. Considered were factors including changes in benthic ecosystems, organic matter input, and nutrient enrichment. Moreover, in order to comprehend the effects of contaminants on marine biota and ecosystem health, the study highlights the need for tracking and evaluating the concentration of contaminants in desalination effluents. This work emphasises the need for sustainable management techniques to lessen negative effects on marine habitats and advances our knowledge of the ecological consequences of seawater desalination on coastal ecosystems by combining results from several studies.
date: 2024
pages: 40
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: RS_IS
tutors_name: X, X.
tutors_id: PXXXXXX
tutors_organization: X
tutors_email: X.X@rug.nl
tutoroutside_name: Herrera Melian, Jose Alberto
tutoroutside_organization: University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
tutoroutside_email: josealberto.herrera@ulpgc.es
security: public
keywords_local: Brine
keywords_local: Brine disposal
keywords_local: Desalination discharge
keywords_local: Seawater desalination
keywords_local: Good environmental status (GES)
keywords_local: Benthic communities
keywords_local: Marine coastal habitats
keywords_local: Ecological impacts
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2024-07-08
comment: Education offise FSS mailed:Na navraag bij student Ige, blijkt dat de thesis openbaar mag. Het was een foutje van zijn kant. Dus bij deze het akkoord om de thesis openbaar te maken
citation:   Ige, Oluwakemi  (2024) Assessing the ecological impacts of desalination on marine coastal habitats following the European Union-Marine Strategy Framework Directive; good environmental status - a review.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4571/1/Thesis-FinalIge.pdf