AQUA-SITION ON MILOS: FROM THE EXPERIENCE TO THE SCIENCE OF DESALINATION

antonelli eleni

supervisor: KATHERINE LIAPI

FEBRUARY 2014

FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME, MAN WAS LED BY AVAILABLE WATER IN ORDER TO SETTLE OR NOT IN A CERTAIN REGION

THEREFORE, HE TRIED TO FREE HIMSELF FROM HIS NEED FOR WATER USING HIS RESOURCEFULNESS

THE CONTEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR LIMITED FRESH-WATER RESOURCES IS

DESALINATION

IN GREECE IT IS IMPLEMENTED IN VARIOUS WAYS AND PLACES

ON MILOS, REVERSE OSMOSIS (R.O.) IS IMPLEMENTED FOR DESALINATION

DESALINATION’S SEQUENCE AND IMPORTANCE ARE NOT WIDELY KNOWN AND UNDERSTOOD

RAIN

potable

limited

LOCAL WATER RESOURCES

SEA

briny

unlimited

MILOS

MAIN SETTLEMENTS

DESALINATION PLANT

NEARBY SETTLEMENT

PRETREATMENT

REVERSE OSMOSIS

POST TREATMENT

particles’ retainment water compression

separation of salt from freshwater

pH adjustment extinguishment of microorganisms

SEA-WATER DESALINATION WITH REVERSE OSMOSIS (R.O.)

PRETREATMENT

SEA-WATER TANK

SANDFILTER

PRETREATMENT

BAG FILTERS

PRETREATMENT

COMPRESSION

PRETREATMENT

REVERSE OSMOSIS

POST TREATMENT

DOLOMITE FILTER

POST TREATMENT

CHLORINATION

POST TREATMENT

FINAL TANKS

potable water

grey water

rainwater