Dispersion of desalination plant brine discharge under varied hydrodynamic conditions in the South of Gran canaria and influence on nearby seagrass meadows

Brine discharged directly into the sea from desalination processes, forms a very dense plume that spreads out over the sea floor following the steepest slope due to its greater density than ambient sea water. Because the large difference in density slows down brine dilution processes in ambient sea...

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Autores: Portillo, Eduardo, Ruiz-de-la-Rosa, M., Louzara, G., Quesada, J., Ruiz-Fernández, Juan Manuel, Mendoza, H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia
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spelling Dispersion of desalination plant brine discharge under varied hydrodynamic conditions in the South of Gran canaria and influence on nearby seagrass meadowsPortillo, EduardoRuiz-de-la-Rosa, M.Louzara, G.Quesada, J.Ruiz-Fernández, Juan ManuelMendoza, H.Medio MarinoCentro Oceanográfico de MurciaBrine discharged directly into the sea from desalination processes, forms a very dense plume that spreads out over the sea floor following the steepest slope due to its greater density than ambient sea water. Because the large difference in density slows down brine dilution processes in ambient sea water, hypersaline plumes spread out over broad areas and affect the benthic communities in their path. The Maspalomas II desalination plant, in the south of the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands-Spain), discharges brine through an underwater outfall over a wide sandy bottom with a mild slope. The behavior of this brine discharge was characterized under various hydrodynamic conditions. A higher degree of hydrodynamic exposure favored dilution of the outer edges of the plume, helping to reduce the area of influence.20232023info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/321009reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésCentro Oceanográfico de Murciainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3210092026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Dispersion of desalination plant brine discharge under varied hydrodynamic conditions in the South of Gran canaria and influence on nearby seagrass meadows
title Dispersion of desalination plant brine discharge under varied hydrodynamic conditions in the South of Gran canaria and influence on nearby seagrass meadows
spellingShingle Dispersion of desalination plant brine discharge under varied hydrodynamic conditions in the South of Gran canaria and influence on nearby seagrass meadows
Portillo, Eduardo
Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia
title_short Dispersion of desalination plant brine discharge under varied hydrodynamic conditions in the South of Gran canaria and influence on nearby seagrass meadows
title_full Dispersion of desalination plant brine discharge under varied hydrodynamic conditions in the South of Gran canaria and influence on nearby seagrass meadows
title_fullStr Dispersion of desalination plant brine discharge under varied hydrodynamic conditions in the South of Gran canaria and influence on nearby seagrass meadows
title_full_unstemmed Dispersion of desalination plant brine discharge under varied hydrodynamic conditions in the South of Gran canaria and influence on nearby seagrass meadows
title_sort Dispersion of desalination plant brine discharge under varied hydrodynamic conditions in the South of Gran canaria and influence on nearby seagrass meadows
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Portillo, Eduardo
Ruiz-de-la-Rosa, M.
Louzara, G.
Quesada, J.
Ruiz-Fernández, Juan Manuel
Mendoza, H.
author Portillo, Eduardo
author_facet Portillo, Eduardo
Ruiz-de-la-Rosa, M.
Louzara, G.
Quesada, J.
Ruiz-Fernández, Juan Manuel
Mendoza, H.
author_role author
author2 Ruiz-de-la-Rosa, M.
Louzara, G.
Quesada, J.
Ruiz-Fernández, Juan Manuel
Mendoza, H.
author2_role author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia
topic Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia
description Brine discharged directly into the sea from desalination processes, forms a very dense plume that spreads out over the sea floor following the steepest slope due to its greater density than ambient sea water. Because the large difference in density slows down brine dilution processes in ambient sea water, hypersaline plumes spread out over broad areas and affect the benthic communities in their path. The Maspalomas II desalination plant, in the south of the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands-Spain), discharges brine through an underwater outfall over a wide sandy bottom with a mild slope. The behavior of this brine discharge was characterized under various hydrodynamic conditions. A higher degree of hydrodynamic exposure favored dilution of the outer edges of the plume, helping to reduce the area of influence.
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