effluent

waste product

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extraction of salts

  • development workings of an underground mine
    In mining: Evaporation of effluents

    Increasing attention has been devoted to the extraction of salts from brines discharged as effluent after the distillation of fresh water from seawater. By using these brines for the extraction of minerals, several important advantages are gained. First, the cost of pumping is carried…

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water supply systems treatment

  • São Paulo, Braz.
    In water supply system: Effluent disposal

    Desalination produces fresh water but also a significant volume of waste effluent, called brine. Since the primary pollutant in the brine is salt, disposal in the ocean is generally not a problem for facilities located near a coastline. At inland desalination facilities, care…

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