International Desalination Association

International Desalination Association. The IDA (formerly IDEA) is the major association specifically devoted to desalination. 

K. Wangnick, Proceedings of an IDA World Congress on Desalination and Water Science, 2, Abu Dhabi, International Desalination Association, Topsfteld, Mass., 1995, pp. 17—26. 

Home pagefor the International Desalination Association, whose goals are the development andpromotion of the appropriate use of desalination technology worldwide. 

In the inventory compiled for the International Desalination Association (IDA) by Wangnick (1998) the total capacity of installed desalination plants worldwide was estimated as equal to 22.7 x 106 m3/day, almost half of which was used in the Middle East and North Africa (http //www.membranes-amta.org/media/pdf/reliable.pdf). About 24% of the world s capacity was concentrated in Saudi Arabia, most of which derived from distillation processes. About 16% was produced in the United States by resorting to RO-treated brackish water. MSFD and RO processes made up to about 86% of the total capacity, while the remaining 14% consisted of MED, ED, and VC processes, all the minor processes amounting to less than 1%. Despite the larger number of RO plants, MSFD plants have a higher total production capacity than any other process. 

Wangnick, K. 1998. IDA Worldwide Desalting Plants Inventory Report No. 15. Produced by Wangnick Consulting for International Desalination Association. 

Wangnick, K. 1985. Desalting plant inventory report. International Desalination Association (IDA) Report. 

As per a study by the International Desalination Association, 14,451 desalination plants were in operation worldwide in 2009, producing 59.9 million m of water per... 

Seawater desalination is the production of fresh, low-salinity potable or industrial-quality water from a saline water source (sea, bay, or ocean water) via membrane separation or evaporation. Over the past 30 years, desalination technology has made great strides in many arid regions of the world such as the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Today, desalination plants operate in more than 120 countries worldwide, and some desert states, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, rely on desalinated water for over 70% of their water supply. According to the 2004 desalination plant inventory report prepared by the International Desalination Association (Wagnick Consulting, 2004), by the end of 2003 worldwide there were over 17,000 desalination units with total installed treatment capacity of 37.8 million m /day. Seawater desalination plants contribute approximately 35% (13.2 million m /day) of this capacity. 

Hasson, D., and Bendrihem, O. (2003). Modeling lemineralization of desalinated water by limestone dissolution. In Proceedings of IDA World Congress on Desalination Water Reuse, Paradise Island, Bahamas, International Desalination Association, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA. 

Wright, R., and Missimer, T. (1997). Alternative intake systems for seawater membrane water treatment plants. In Proceedings of International Desalination Association, Congress on Desahnation and Water Reuse, Madrid, Spain, International Desalination Association, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA. 

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Suui International Atomic Energy Agency . Vtteletir Desalination a[ Sea Water-Pmceeilniy of an international Sym/wsinm Bernan Associates. Lunham. MA. 1998. 

Glueckstern P. and Priel M. (1998) Advanced concept of large desalination system for Israel. International Water Services Association Conference, Membranes in drinking and Industrial water production, Amsterdam, Holland, September, 1998. 

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