Current status of water desalination in the Aegean Islands

dc.contributor.author	Karagiannis, IC	en
dc.contributor.author	Soldatos, PG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:47:40Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:47:40Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	00119164	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2006.04.006	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/3744
dc.subject	Aegean Islands	en
dc.subject	Water desalination cost	en
dc.subject	Water transport	en
dc.subject.other	Aquifers	en
dc.subject.other	Reservoirs (water)	en
dc.subject.other	Salt water intrusion	en
dc.subject.other	Water quality	en
dc.subject.other	Water resources	en
dc.subject.other	Aegean Islands	en
dc.subject.other	Water desalination costs	en
dc.subject.other	Water transport	en
dc.subject.other	Desalination	en
dc.subject.other	Aquifers	en
dc.subject.other	Desalination	en
dc.subject.other	Reservoirs (water)	en
dc.subject.other	Salt water intrusion	en
dc.subject.other	Water quality	en
dc.subject.other	Water resources	en
dc.subject.other	aquifer	en
dc.subject.other	desalination	en
dc.subject.other	drinking water	en
dc.subject.other	groundwater resource	en
dc.subject.other	resource scarcity	en
dc.subject.other	water demand	en
dc.subject.other	water planning	en
dc.subject.other	Cycladas	en
dc.subject.other	Dodecanese	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Aegean	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Current status of water desalination in the Aegean Islands	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.desal.2006.04.006	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Aegean Islands in Greece, mainly the Dodecanese and Cyclades, face a serious problem of water scarcity. The situation has deteriorated over the last years due to the continuous and fast growing tourist development. Moreover, salty water intrusion into the aquifers is seriously threatening the quality of the existing water reserves. In many arid islands water is transported by sea, at a considerably high cost (reaches about 5-8 €/m3 in some cases) with a tendency to further increase due to rises in the cost of fuels, inflation, etc. Desalination is foreseen as a solution to this problem as it is a process which can provide fresh and potable water in the required quantities, at a much lower cost. This paper presents the current status in Cyclades and Dodecanese, existing water demand and transported quantities of water, and the desalination units that exist in the Aegean Islands. Furthermore, we estimate costs and the associated efforts that are required for the installation of small desalination plants producing useful amounts of fresh water for local needs. © 2007.	en
heal.journalName	Desalination	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-3	en
dc.identifier.volume	203	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.desal.2006.04.006	en
dc.identifier.spage	56	en
dc.identifier.epage	61	en