1. Introduction2. Desalination technologies3. Seawater quality for desalination plants 4. Theoretical analysis of the potential impacts of desalination on the marine environment5. Early observations of the impacts of seawater desalination on the marine environment: From 1960 to 20006. Actual impacts of seawater desalination on the marine environment reported since 20017. Policy and regulations for seawater desalination
Dr. Nurit Kress is a Senior Scientist at the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, the National Institute of Oceanography, Israel. She holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Tel Aviv University, an M.A. in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin, and a D.Sc. in Chemistry from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. Dr. Kress' scientific research focuses on marine chemistry and oceanography, investigating both natural and anthropogenic processes using scientific tools common to both areas. The effects of seawater desalination on the marine environment has been her main research topic in the last 10 years.