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Title Geothermal water management / editors, Jochen Bundschuh, University of Southern Queensland, Deputy Vice-Chancellorâs Office (Research and Innovation) & Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, Barbara Tomaszewska, AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection. Department of Fossil Fuels, Krakow, Poland Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS MEERI), Kraków, Poland
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Sustainable water developments, 2373-7506 ; volume 6
Contents Section I Resources, geochemical properties and environmental implications of geothermal water; 1. A global assessment of geothermal resources; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Definitions and classification of geothermal resources; 1.2.1 Definitions of geothermal energy and geothermal resources; 1.2.2 Classification of geothermal resources; 1.3 Methods of regional assessment of geothermal resources; 1.3.1 Volume method of resource assessment1.3.2 Economic evaluation of hydrogeothermal aquifers; 1.4 New concepts of geothermal resources classification; 1.5 Results of geothermal resources assessment; 1.5.1 World geothermal resources; 1.5.2 European geothermal resources; 1.5.3 Polish geothermal resources; 2. Reinjection of cooled water back into a reservoir; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Mathematical model for assessing the conditions for injecting water into a rock formation; 2.2.1 Estimation of power and energy demand associated with reinjection; 2.2.2 Estimation of required pressure for reinjection; 2.2.3 Heat transfer between saline water and the geological medium in the vicinity of the absorption well; 2.3 Injection of saline water into rock formation; 2.3.1 Parameters of water and borehole construction; 2.3.2 Dynamics of the clogging process in the active area; 2.4 Summary; 3. Geothermal and hydrogeological conditions, geochemical properties and uses of geothermal waters of the Slovakia; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Geological structure; 3.2.1 Inner Carpathians; 3.2.2 Outer Carpathians; 3.3 Characteristics of geothermal bodies; 3.4 Geothermal waters' chemical composition3.5 Abstraction and thermal energy potential of geothermal waters; 4. Resources, geochemical features and environmental implications of the geothermal waters in the continental rift zone of the Büyük Menderes, Western Anatolia, Turkey; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Geologic setting; 4.3 Hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry; 4.3.1 Hydrogeology; 4.3.2 Hydrogeochemistry; 4.3.3 Isotope geochemistry; 4.4 Resources and geothermal potential; 4.4.1 Kızıldere; 4.4.2 Salavatlı; 4.4.3 Germencik; 4.4.4 Other geothermal reservoirs; 4.5 Environmental implications; 4.5.1 Water quality and use4.5.2 Air emissions; 4.5.3 Land use; 4.5.4 Life-cycle global warming emissions; 4.6 Model of the geothermal waters in the rift zone of the Büyük Menderes; Section II Treatment of geothermal water for reuse; 5. Analytical procedures for ion quantification supporting water treatment processes; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Groundwater sampling; 5.3 Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program; 5.3.1 Laboratory QA/QC program; 5.3.2 Field QA/QC program; 5.4 QA/QC program in geothermal water monitoring -- the case of Bańska PGP-1 well (Bańska Niżna, Poland)
Summary "Drinking water shortages in many regions of the world have often contributed to the development of water treatment technologies. Not only arid and semi-arid regions are increasingly exposed to water shortage, but also many other regions face limitations of the fresh water resources. Geothermal energy is being used for heating and for power generating purposes in many countries. In some cases, cooled geothermal waters are discharged into the rivers. The use of cooled waters for drinking water purposes can be considered as an alternative method of disposing them. This book discusses the effective use of geothermal water and renewable energy for future needs of a modern sustainable, effective management of water resources. It determines the potential of a desalination processes to reduce total dissolved solids (TDS), enhance removal of microelements (such as arsenic and boron) and also natural radionuclides so making geothermal waters suitable for discharge into surface waters or reuse for drinking, irrigation and other purposes. The key issue of the research is utilising the retentate, which contains a concentrate of the chemical elements and compounds removed from the geothermal water. The research field includes crucial new areas of study: An improvement in the management of freshwater resources through the use of residual geothermal water. The recovery of mineral compounds with balneological and economic importance (the production of mineral resources). The development of the balneotherapy, tourist and leisure sectors using geothermal water treatment. The book will be used as an incentive for what and how new and energy efficient technologies can be applied as an effective solution in residual geothermal water management to satisfy the continually increasing water demand for industrial, agricultural and drinking purposes in an economically sustainable way."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Water-supply -- Management
Water resources development.
Geothermal resources.
Sustainable development.
water resources development.
geothermal power.
sustainable development.
Geothermal resources
Sustainable development
Water resources development
Water-supply -- Management
Form Electronic book
Author Bundschuh, Jochen, editor
Tomaszewska, Barbara, editor
LC no. 2017034351
ISBN 9781315734972
1315734974