Thames' desalination plant enters choppy waters
Language: English Series: New Civil Engineer ; (1629) 29 June 2006, 14-15(2)Publication details: 2006Subject(s): Summary: Looks at Thames Water's proposals to build a desalination plant on the Thames estuary, which would use a reverse osmosis process. The plant is being opposed by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, who argues that the company should instead curb leakages, harvest rainwater, and look at the reuse and purification of outflow from wastewater treatment plants. There are also concerns that the plant will contribute to global warming. Contains graphs, maps and tables.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Looks at Thames Water's proposals to build a desalination plant on the Thames estuary, which would use a reverse osmosis process. The plant is being opposed by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, who argues that the company should instead curb leakages, harvest rainwater, and look at the reuse and purification of outflow from wastewater treatment plants. There are also concerns that the plant will contribute to global warming. Contains graphs, maps and tables.