Effect of Discharged Brine on the Marine Ecological Environment

Abstract:

This paper briefly introduced the composition and properties of brine from seawater desalination plant and mainly reviewed the effect of discharged brine on the marine ecological environment. Then we analyzed the effect of salinity and temperature of brine on plankton, benthos, fish and seagrass. A quantity of discharged brine will cause marine water quality deterioration, make the economic marine species decrease, resulting in the loss of fishery resources and marine economy. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the study and monitoring of marine ecological environment, for maximize reducing the negative influence of discharged brine on the marine environment.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 955-959)
• Pages: 1694-1697
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.955-959.1694
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Chun Juan Gao, Yan An Zhang, Liang Wang, Qi Zhang, Xi Ping Huang*
• Keywords: Brine, Discharge, Marine Ecological Environment, Seawater Desalination

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