TY - JOUR
T1 - Flow cytometric assessment of microbial abundance in the near-field area of seawater reverse osmosis concentrate discharge
AU - Van Der Merwe, Riaan
AU - Hammes, Frederik A.
AU - Lattemann, Sabine
AU - Amy, Gary L.
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - The discharge of concentrate and other process waters from seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant operations into the marine environment may adversely affect water quality in the near-field area surrounding the outfall. The main concerns are the increase in salt concentration in receiving waters, which results in a density increase and potential water stratification near the outfall, and possible increases in turbidity, e.g., due to the discharge of filter backwash waters. Changes in ambient water quality may affect microbial abundance in the area, for example by hindering the photosynthesis process or disrupting biogenesis. It is widely accepted that marine biodiversity is lower in more extreme conditions, such as high salinity environments. As aquatic microbial communities respond very rapidly to changes in their environment, they can be used as indicators for monitoring ambient water quality. The objective of this study was to assess possible changes in microbial abundance as a result of concentrate discharge into the near-field area (
AB - The discharge of concentrate and other process waters from seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant operations into the marine environment may adversely affect water quality in the near-field area surrounding the outfall. The main concerns are the increase in salt concentration in receiving waters, which results in a density increase and potential water stratification near the outfall, and possible increases in turbidity, e.g., due to the discharge of filter backwash waters. Changes in ambient water quality may affect microbial abundance in the area, for example by hindering the photosynthesis process or disrupting biogenesis. It is widely accepted that marine biodiversity is lower in more extreme conditions, such as high salinity environments. As aquatic microbial communities respond very rapidly to changes in their environment, they can be used as indicators for monitoring ambient water quality. The objective of this study was to assess possible changes in microbial abundance as a result of concentrate discharge into the near-field area (
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/563567
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0011916414000332
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84899638564&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.desal.2014.01.017
DO - 10.1016/j.desal.2014.01.017
M3 - Article
SN - 0011-9164
VL - 343
SP - 208
EP - 216
JO - Desalination
JF - Desalination
ER -
